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When did Belgrade become Ottoman?

Today: Serbia · Balkans

320years under Ottoman rule

Belgrade came under Ottoman rule in 1521; Ottoman rule ended in 1867. It changed hands in between; there are 4 separate Ottoman periods.

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1521–1688 · 167 years1690–1717 · 27 years1739–1789 · 50 years1791–1867 · 76 years

Chronology

  1. 1521
    Became Ottoman

    Conquered in Süleyman the Magnificent's Hungarian campaign; some inhabitants were resettled near Istanbul, in today's Belgrade Forest.

    Sultan: Suleiman I · Event page →
  2. 1688
    Left Ottoman rule

    After the defeat at Vienna the Austrians took the city.

    Sultan: Suleiman II
  3. 1690
    Became Ottoman

    Grand Vizier Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha recovered the city.

    Sultan: Suleiman II
  4. 1717
    Left Ottoman rule

    Austria seized the city; the 1718 Treaty of Passarowitz ceded it to Austria.

    Sultan: Ahmed III
  5. 1739
    Became Ottoman

    Under the Treaty of Belgrade the city was handed back to the Ottomans.

    Sultan: Mahmud I · Event page →
  6. 1789
    Left Ottoman rule

    The Austrians took the city again.

    Sultan: Selim III
  7. 1791
    Became Ottoman

    The Treaty of Sistova returned it to the Ottomans.

    Sultan: Selim III
  8. 1867
    Left Ottoman rule

    The Turkish population left in 1862 and the last Ottoman garrison in 1867; until 1878 the Ottoman flag still flew beside the Serbian one over the fortress.

    Sultan: Abdulaziz

How the total is counted: years of actual Ottoman rule are added up. Temporary occupations shorter than a year (that were reversed) are not subtracted; they appear as notes in the chronology.

In the atlas

On the atlas map the city lies in the region “Belgrade–Šabac”. Map colours work at region level, so the city's own dates may differ from the region's by a few years.

Open the map in 1521

Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “BELGRAD” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.