The Turks take Hungary

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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The Turks make another invasion into Hungary. This time, they conquer the town of Visegrad and take the Hungarian crown jewels. Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I then organises the country into 12 sanjaks, with Buda as the administrative centre.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "The Turks take Hungary". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14698, accessed 19 March 2024.]

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