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Siege · 1428
On the death of the Serbian despot Stefan in 1427, Murad II claimed the Serbian inheritance on the ground of Olivera's marriage to Bayezid I. While King Sigismund of Hungary took Belgrade, Ottoman forces took Kruševac and the fortress of Golubac on the Danube. According to the TDV encyclopedia, Sigismund besieged Golubac that winter but withdrew after a surprise attack by Sinan, frontier lord of Vidin; a large part of his force drowned in the Danube or was captured.
| Date | 1427–1428 |
|---|---|
| Location | Golubac, on the Danube |
| Result | The Hungarian siege was broken; the fortress stayed Ottoman |
| Belligerents | Ottoman state | Kingdom of Hungary |
|---|---|---|
| Commanders | Sinan Bey of Vidin | Sigismund |
Took place during the reign of Murad II (1421–1444). Murad II
Open the reign of Murad II on the mapBy the atlas's calculation the Ottoman lands covered about 630,000 km² in 1428; at the start of Murad II's reign they measured 593,000 km², at its end 664,000 km².
During Murad II (1421–1444) the atlas records 4 regions gained and 1 region lost.
Regions gained: Teke–Hamid (Antalya–Isparta–Burdur) (1423), Germiyan (Kütahya–Afyon–Uşak) (1429), Thessaloniki–Chalkidiki–Mount Athos (1430), Ioannina (Epirus) (1430).
Regions lost: Northern Albania (Krujë–Shkodër) (1443).
He restored Ottoman rule after the Interregnum: Thessalonica was taken, Germiyan joined and the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) again paid tribute. In 1444, after the peace of Edirne–Szeged, he abdicated and withdrew to Manisa; recalled to lead the army at Varna, he returned to the throne in 1446.
Areas are land area computed from the atlas's region data; see Method and sources.
Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “MURAD II” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.
Cite as: Atlas of the Sultans, “Siege of Golubac (1428): Date, Commanders and Outcome”, https://padisahlaratlasi.com/en/events/siege-of-golubac/ (last updated 12 November 2026). Corrections
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