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Battle of Mohács

1526 battle of the Ottoman–Hungarian Wars

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Source revisionSep 13, 2026
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The Battle of Mohács took place on 29 August 1526 near Mohács, in the Kingdom of Hungary. It was fought between the forces of Hungary, led by King Louis II, and the invading Ottoman Empire, commanded by Suleiman the Magnificent and his grand vizier, Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha. The Ottomans achieved a decisive victory through superior planning, firepower, and a well-executed encirclement that overwhelmed the Hungarian forces.

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The public source identifies “Battle of Mohács” as 1526 battle of the Ottoman–Hungarian Wars. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Battle, Mohács and battle.

Editorial reviewA useful synthesis for locating the documentary relationships between formal authority, participants and affected communities. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1526—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Battle, Mohács and battle providing the first useful test.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 13, 2026. The first chronological checks are 1526.

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This entry incorporates text from “Battle of Mohács” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.