TRENDEAtlas of the Sultans · Cities

When did Buda become Ottoman?

Today: Hungary · Central and Eastern Europe

145years under Ottoman rule

Buda came under Ottoman rule in 1541; Ottoman rule ended in 1686. The western half of today's Budapest, on the Danube.

Buda
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1541–1686 · 145 years

Chronology

  1. 1526
    Note

    After the victory at Mohács Süleyman entered the city for the first time but did not keep it.

    Sultan: Suleiman I
  2. 1541
    Became Ottoman

    Süleyman appointed a governor-general and made Buda the seat of a new province.

    Sultan: Suleiman I
  3. 1686
    Left Ottoman rule

    The Holy League army took the city in the general assault of 2 September 1686, ending a century and a half of Ottoman rule.

    Sultan: Mehmed IV · Event page →

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 “Buda (central Hungary)”. 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 1541

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