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| | Siege of Vienna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In August of 1526, Sultan Suleiman I (also known as Suleiman the Lawgiver or Suleiman the Magnificent) defeated the forces of King Lajos II of Hungary at the Battle of Mohács. |
 | | Following the partial conquest of Hungary, and the disintegration of the rest as a state, Suleiman turned his attention to Austria, whose ruler gained control of the Northern, Western and Southwestern (Croatia) parts of the former Kingdom of Hungary. |
 | | Three years following his defeat of Hungary, in the spring of 1529 Suleiman's armies began a general mobilization in Ottoman Bulgaria, mustering a host of around (or possibly surpassing) 325,000 men, 90,000 camels, and 500 artillery - however, newer research reduces troop strength to 120,000 men and 300 guns upon arrival at Vienna. |
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