1605 ⟶ Ottoman Recapture of Veszprém and Visegrád Fortresses
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⚔️ Ottoman Conquest of Rhodes
Rhodes falls to the Ottomans of Suleiman the Magnificent.Sack of Rome of 1527 by Charles V's forces (painting by Johannes Lingelbach)⟶

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⚔️ Ottoman Victory at the Battle of Mohács
The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Mohács.⟶

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⚔️ Death of Suleiman the Magnificent During Siege of Szigetvár
Suleiman the Magnificent, ruler of the Ottoman Empire, dies on September 7, during the battle of Szigetvar.Siege of Valenciennes during the Dutch War of Independence in 1567⟶

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⚔️ Ottoman Conquest of Crete
1669: The Ottomans capture Crete from the Venetians after the Siege of Candia.⟶

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⚔️ Ottoman Suppression of the Karposh Rebellion
The Karposh rebellion is crushed in present-day North Macedonia, Skopje is retaken by the Ottoman Turks. Karposh is killed, and the rebels are defeated.The Battle of Vienna (1683) marked the historic end of the expansion of the Ottoman Empire into Europe⟶

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