Suleiman I's campaign of 1529 was launched by the

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to take the

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n capital

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and thereby strike a decisive blow, allowing the Ottomans to consolidate their hold on

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. This was in response to Ferdinand I's daring assault on

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March

Suleiman's march to

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was also an attempt to assist his vassal, John Szapolyai who claimed the throne of Hungary. Suleiman sent his army of 120,000 strong north on the 10 May 1529 . His campaign was marked by speedy success- on September 8 Buda surrendered to the Ottomans and John Szapolyai was installed as King of

. Suleiman then went further taking Gran, Tata,

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and Raab so that much of Ferdinand I's gains the previous two years were lost. On 27 September, Suleiman reached

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Aftermath

The arrival of the Sultan's massive host in Central Europe caused much panic across

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, who had believed that the Ottomans were God's punishment against the sins of ChristiansMadden, Thomas F. Crusades the Illustrated History. 1st ed. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan P, 2005 pg modified his views and wrote the book ''the War with the Turks'' in 1529 urging that "the scourge of God" should be fought with great vigour. However, when Suleiman began besieging Vienna it would prove to be his first and most decisive blunder.

Bibliography

* * Madden, Thomas F. ''Crusades the Illustrated History''. 1st ed. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan P, 2005 * Turnbull, Stephen. The Ottoman Empire 1326 - 1699. New York: Osprey, 2003.

Notes

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