List of wars involving the Ottoman Empire
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This is a List of wars involving the Ottoman Empire ordered chronologically, including civil wars within the empire.
The earliest form of the Ottoman military was a nomadic steppe cavalry force.[1] This was centralized by Osman I from Turkoman tribesmen inhabiting western Anatolia in the late 13th century. Orhan I organized a standing army paid by salary rather than looting or fiefs. The Ottomans began using guns in the late 14th century.
The Ottoman Empire was the first of the three Islamic Gunpowder Empires, followed by Safavid Persia and Mughal India. By the 14th century, the Ottomans had adopted gunpowder artillery.[2] By the time of Sultan Mehmed II, they had been drilled with firearms and became "perhaps the first standing infantry force equipped with firearms in the world."[3] The Janissaries are thus considered the first modern standing army.[4][5]
The Ottoman Classical Army was the military structure established by Mehmed II. The classical Ottoman army was the most disciplined and feared military force of its time, mainly due to its high level of organization, logistical capabilities and its elite troops. Following a century long reform efforts, this army was forced to disbandment by Sultan Mahmud II on 15 June 1826 by what is known as Auspicious Incident. By the reign of Mahmud the Second, the elite Janissaries had become corrupt and an obstacle in the way of modernization efforts, meaning they were more of a liability than an asset.
Rise (1299–1453)
[edit]- Ottoman victory
- Ottoman defeat
- Another result
Date | Conflict | Ottomans (and allies) | Opposition | Result |
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1285 | Siege of Kulaca Hisar | Kayı tribe | Byzantine Empire | Victory[6][7]
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1302 | Battle of Bapheus and Battle of Dimbos | Kayı tribe | Byzantine Empire | Victory
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1317/1320–1326 | Siege of Bursa | Ottoman Empire | Byzantine Empire | Victory
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1328–1331 | Siege of Nicaea | Ottoman Empire | Byzantine Empire | Victory |
1337 | Siege of Nicomedia | Ottoman Empire | Byzantine Empire | Victory
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1345–47 | Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 | Ottoman Empire (1345–1347) John VI Kantakouzenos Serbia (1342–1343) Beylik of Aydin (1342/3–1345) Beylik of Saruhan | John V Palaiologos Anna of Savoy John XIV Kalekas Alexios Apokaukos Zealots of Thessalonica Serbia (1343–1347) Second Bulgarian Empire Principality of Karvuna | Victory
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1352–57 | Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357 | Ottoman Empire (1345–1347) John VI Kantakouzenos Serbia (1342–1343) Beylik of Aydin (1342/3–1345) Beylik of Saruhan | John V Palaiologos Anna of Savoy John XIV Kalekas Alexios Apokaukos Zealots of Thessalonica Serbia (1343–1347) Second Bulgarian Empire Principality of Karvuna | Partial Defeat
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1354 | Fall of Gallipoli | Ottoman Empire | Byzantine Empire | Victory
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1355 | Battle of Ihtiman | Ottoman Empire | Second Bulgarian Empire | Stalemate
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1362 or 1369 | Ottoman conquest of Adrianople | Ottoman Empire | Byzantine Empire | Victory
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1364 | Battle of Sırpsındığı | Ottoman Empire | Serbian Empire Second Bulgarian Empire Wallachia Banate of Bosnia Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages | Victory
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1366–1526 | Ottoman-Hungarian wars
| Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Hungary
European allies:
| Victory
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1371 | Battle of Samokov | Ottoman Empire | Second Bulgarian Empire Moravian Serbia | Victory |
1371 | Battle of Maritsa | Ottoman Empire | Serbian Empire | Victory[31] |
1371 | Byzantine civil war of 1373–79 | John V Palaiologos Ottoman Empire Republic of Venice | Andronikos IV Palaiologos Savci Bey Republic of Genoa | Victory |
1381-1384 | Albanian-Epirote War (1381–84) | Despotate of Epirus in Ioannina Ottoman Empire | Despotate of Arta | Defeat
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1382-1385 | Zetan-Albania War | Princedom of Albania Ottoman Empire | Lordship of Zeta | Victory
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1382–1393 | Ottoman Conquest of Bulgaria | Ottoman Empire | Bulgarian Empire | Victory
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1385 | First Zenebishi Uprising against the Ottomans | Ottoman Empire | Albanian Zenebishi Family | Defeat
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1385 | Battle of Savra | Ottoman Empire Albanian Thopia family | Principality of Zeta | Victory
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1388 | Battle of Bileća | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Bosnia | Defeat
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1389 | Battle of Kosovo (1389) | Ottoman Empire | Moravian Serbia District of Branković Kingdom of Bosnia Knights Hospitaller | Unknown Result Some sources claim Tactically Inconclusive[39][40][41][42][43][44] whereas some claim Victory[45][46][47][48] |
1389-1390 | Albanian-Epirote War of 1389–90[51] | Despotate of Epirus (all four battles) Thessaly (second battle) Ottoman Empire (third and fourth battles) | Despotate of Arta (all four battles) Malakasi Tribe (second battle) | Victory
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1390 | Fall of Philadelphia | Ottoman Empire | Byzantine Empire | Victory
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1391 | Siege of Constantinople (1391) | Ottoman Empire | Byzantine Empire Kingdom of Hungary | Stalemate
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1394–1395 | Bayezid's Campaign against Wallachia | Ottoman Empire | Wallachia | Tactical Defeat[52][53][54][55]
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1394–1395 | Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402) | Ottoman Empire | Byzantine Empire Crusade of Nicopolis Kingdom of France Republic of Venice | Siege pulled[56][57] |
1396 | Crusade of Nicopolis | Ottoman Empire | Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages Principality of Wallachia[60] | Victory
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1399–1402 | Ottoman-Timurid War | Ottoman Empire Co-belligerant: | Timurid Empire | Defeat
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1402–1413 | Ottoman Interregnum | Mehmed Çelebi Serbian Despotate | İsa Çelebi Süleyman Çelebi | Mehmed Victory
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1402 | Battle of Tripolje | Ottoman Empire District of Branković | Serbian Despotate | Defeat
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1404 | Uprising of Konstantin and Fruzhin | Suleyman Çelebi | Prince Fruzhin Tsar Konstantin II | Victory
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1411 | Siege of Constantinople (1411) | Musa Çelebi | Byzantine Empire Mehmed Çelebi | Defeat
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1414 | Ottoman-Gjirokastër War | Ottoman Empire | Albanian Zenebishi Family | Victory
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1416 | Battle of Gallipoli (1416) | Ottoman Empire | Republic of Venice | Defeat
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1416–1420 | Revolt of Sheikh Bedreddin | Ottoman Empire | Sheikh Bedreddin | Victory
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1418 | Second Ottoman-Gjirokastër War | Ottoman Empire | Albanian Zenebishi Family | Victory
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1422 | Siege of Constantinople (1422) | Ottoman Empire | Byzantine Empire | Defeat
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1422–1430 | Siege of Thessalonica | Ottoman Empire | Byzantine Empire | Victory
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1421–1522 | 2nd Conquest of Anatolia | Ottoman Empire | Beylik of Karaman Beylik of Isfendiyar Beylik of Aydin Empire of Trebizond Sultanate of Eretna Beylik of Teke Byzantine Empire Beyliks of Canik Beylik of Germiyan Beylik of Menteşe Beylik of Karasi Beylik of Saruhan | Victory
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1426–1428 | Ottoman-Hungarian War of 1426–1428 | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages Serbian Despotate Wallachia | Inconclusive
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1428 | Siege of Golubac | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages[68] Wallachia[60] Grand Duchy of Lithuania | Victory
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1432–1436 | Albanian Revolt of 1432–1436 | Ottoman Empire | Various Albanian rebels | Victory
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1432–1479 | Albanian–Ottoman Wars (1432–1479)
| Ottoman Empire | 1443–44: Kastrioti Family Arianiti Family 1444–46: 1446–50: 1450–51: 1451–54: 1454–56: 1456–68: 1468–78: 1478–79:
Lordship of Zeta (Siege of Shkodra only) | Victory Initial Albanian victory
Eventual Ottoman victory
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1440 | Siege of Belgrade (1440) | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Hungary Serbian Despotate | Defeat |
1440–1441 | Siege of Novo Brdo | Ottoman Empire | Serbian Despotate | Victory |
1443–1444 | Crusade of Varna | Ottoman Empire | Poland Middle Ages Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages Kingdom of Croatia Grand Duchy of Lithuania Serbian Despotate Crown of Bohemia Principality of Wallachia Bulgarian rebels Kingdom of Bosnia Papal States Teutonic Knights Duchy of Burgundy Republic of Venice Republic of Ragusa | Victory
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1447–1448 | Albanian–Venetian War | Ottoman Empire | League of Lezhë | Defeat
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1448 | Battle of Kosovo (1448) | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages Poland Middle Ages Principality of Wallachia Principality of Moldavia | Victory |
1453 | Fall of Constantinople | Ottoman Empire | Byzantine Empire Genoese volunteers Venetian volunteers Sicilian volunteers Papal States Ottoman defectors | Victory
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Classical Age (1453–1566)
[edit]Date | Conflict | Ottomans (and allies) | Opposition | Result |
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1454 | Battle of Leskovac | Ottoman Empire | Serbian Despotate | Defeat |
1454 | Battle of Kruševac | Ottoman Empire | Serbian Despotate | Defeat
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1455 | Siege of Trepča | Ottoman Empire | Serbian Despotate | Victory
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1455 | Siege of Novo Brdo (1455) | Ottoman Empire | Serbian Despotate | Victory
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1455 | Siege of Berat (1455)[74] | Ottoman Empire | League of Lezhë | Victory
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1456 | Siege of Belgrade (1456) | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages Serbian Despotate Crusader peasant and local gentry recruits | Defeat
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1459 | Siege of Smederevo (1459) | Ottoman Empire | Serbian Despotate | Victory
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1460 | Siege of Amasra | Ottoman Empire | Republic of Genoa | Victory
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1461 | Siege of Trebizond (1461) | Ottoman Empire | Empire of Trebizond | Victory
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1462 | Night attack at Târgoviște | Ottoman Empire | Wallachia | Inconclusive |
1462 | Ottoman conquest of Lesbos | Ottoman Empire | Gattilusio lordship of Lesbos Knights Hospitaller | Victory
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1463–1479 | First Ottoman-Venetian war | Ottoman Empire | Republic of Venice Papal States League of Lezhë Principality of Zeta Kingdom of Hungary Knights Hospitaller Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Naples Aq Qoyunlu Duchy of Burgundy Holy Roman Empire Principality of Moldavia Kingdom of Croatia Duchy of Saint Sava Kingdom of France Republic of Ragusa Grand Duchy of Lithuania Crown of Castile Florence Karamanids Maniots Greek rebels | Victory
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1463 | Siege of Jajce | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages Republic of Venice Kingdom of Bosnia Republic of Ragusa (logistics, goods)[78] Bohemian (Hussite) mercenaries | Victory
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1473 | Battle of Otlukbeli | Ottoman Empire | Aq Qoyunlu | Victory[79]
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1473–79 | Moldavian War of Mehmed II | Ottoman Empire Wallachia[80] | Moldavia Transylvania | Defeat
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1475 | Crimean Campaign (1475) | Ottoman Empire | Republic of Genoa | Victory
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1479 | Battle of Breadfield | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages Serbian Despotate Wallachia[80] | Defeat[81]
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1480 | First Ottoman siege of Rhodes | Ottoman Empire | Knights Hospitaller | Defeat
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1480–1481 | Invasion of Otranto | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Naples Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Hungary Papal States Kingdom of Portugal[82] | Defeat
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1481–1484 | Albanian Uprisings of 1481–1484 | Ottoman Empire | Albanian rebels Kastrioti family Dukagjini Family Muzaka family | Inconclusive
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1484–1486 | Moldavian War of Bayezid II | Ottoman Empire Wallachia[80] | Moldavia Transylvania | Victory
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1484–1486 | Mamluk War of Bayezid II | Ottoman Empire | Mamluks | Stalemate
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1485–1503 | Polish–Ottoman War (1485–1503) | Ottoman Empire Crimean Khanate Moldavia | Poland Middle Ages Duchy of Masovia Teutonic Knights Grand Duchy of Lithuania | Victory
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1490–1494 | War of the Hungarian Succession | Ottoman Empire | John Corvinus | Victory
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1493–1593 | Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War
| Ottoman Empire | Until 1526: Kingdom of Croatia Kingdom of Hungary From 1527: | Inconclusive
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1497–1499 | Moldavian Campaign | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Poland | Victory
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1499–1503 | Second Ottoman-Venetian War | Ottoman Empire | Republic of Venice Spanish Empire | Victory
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1505–17 | Mamluk–Portuguese conflicts | Mamluk Sultanate Indian states: Supported by: | Portuguese Empire Supported by: | Defeat
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1505 | Campaign of Trabzon (1505) | Ottoman Empire | Safavid Empire | Victory
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1507 | Battle of Erzincan (1507) | Ottoman Empire | Safavid Empire | Victory
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1507–42 | Ajuran-Portuguese wars | Ajuran Sultanate | Portuguese Empire | Defeat |
1508 | Georgian campaign (1508) | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Imereti | Victory |
1508–1573 | Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts | Gujarat Sultanate Supported by: | Portuguese Empire | Defeat
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1509–1513 | Ottoman Civil War (1509–13) | Şehzade Selim | Şehzade Ahmet | Victory for Selim
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1510 | Campaign of Trabzon (1510) | Ottoman Empire | Safavid Empire | Victory
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1514 | Battle of Chaldiran | Ottoman Empire | Safavid Empire | Ottoman Military Victory[94][95] however some sources claim Political Stalemate[96]
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1514 | Capture of Bayburt (1514) | Ottoman Empire | Safavid Empire | Victory
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1515 | Siege of Kemah | Ottoman Empire | Safavid Empire | Victory
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1515 | Battle of Tekiryaylağı | Ottoman Empire | Safavid Empire | Victory
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1515–1577 | Spanish-Ottoman Wars of 1515–1577
| Ottoman Empire France (until 1538) | Holy Roman Empire | In North Africa Ottoman victory In Mediterranean Inconclusive |
1515 | Battle of Turnadağ | Ottoman Empire | Beylik of Dulkadir | Victory
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1516–1517 | Second Ottoman-Mamluk War | Ottoman Empire | Mamluks | Victory |
1516 | Siege of Harput (1516) | Ottoman Empire | Safavid Empire | Victory
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1516 | Battle of Koçhisar | Ottoman Empire | Safavid Empire | Victory
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1517 | Capture of Mosul (1517) | Ottoman Empire | Safavid Empire | Victory
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1517 | Siege of Jeddah | Ottoman Empire Mamluks | Portuguese Empire | Victory |
1518 | Fall of Tlemcen | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Tlemcen | Victory
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1519–1610 | Celali rebellions | Ottoman Empire | Celali | Victory
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1519–1639 | Acehnese–Portuguese conflicts | Aceh Sultanate Supported by: | Portuguese Empire Supported by:
| Inconclusive |
1521 | 3rd Ottoman Siege of Belgrade | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages | Victory
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1521 | Siege of Šabac (1521) | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Hungary | Victory
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1522 | 2nd Ottoman Siege of Rhodes | Ottoman Empire | Knights Hospitaller Republic of Venice | Victory |
1523 | Expedition to Kamaran | Ottoman Empire | Portuguese Empire | Victory
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1526 | Battle of Mohács | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Hungary Middle Ages Kingdom of Croatia | Victory
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1526–1791 | Ottoman-Habsburg wars In Hungary and Balkans
In Mediterranean
| Ottoman Empire Vassals: | Habsburg Dynasty: Spanish Empire | Inconclusive End of Ottoman expansion |
1527–28 | Hungarian Campaign of Ferdinand I | Ottoman Empire Moldavia Eastern Hungarian Kingdom | Habsburg Austria Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Bohemia Kingdom of Croatia Royal Hungary Rascians | Defeat
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1529 | Hungarian Campaign of Suleiman I | Ottoman Empire Moldavia Eastern Hungarian Kingdom | Habsburg Austria Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Bohemia Kingdom of Croatia Royal Hungary Rascians | Victory
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1529–43 | Ethiopian–Adal War | Adal Sultanate | Ethiopian Empire Portuguese Empire (1541–43) | Stalemate and Status quo ante bellum
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1529 | 1st Ottoman siege of Vienna | Ottoman Empire | Holy Roman Empire Spanish Empire | Defeat
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1530–52 | Little War in Hungary | Ottoman Empire Moldavia | Holy Roman Empire | Victory
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1531 | Battle of al-Shihr (1531) | Ottoman Empire Kathiri Sultanate | Portuguese Empire | Victory |
1532–55 | 2nd Ottoman–Safavid War | Ottoman Empire | Safavid Empire | Victory
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1533 | Expedition of Irakeyn | Ottoman Empire | Safavid Empire | Victory
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1534 | Ottoman conquest of Tunis | Ottoman Empire | Hafsid dynasty | Victory
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1535 | Habsburgian conquest of Tunis | Ottoman Empire Kingdom of France | Holy Roman Empire Hafsid dynasty | Defeat
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1536–38 | Italian War of 1536–1538 | Ottoman Empire | Holy Roman Empire Spain | Inconclusive
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1536–37 | Siege of Klis | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Croatia Holy Roman Empire Papal States | Victory
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1537–40 | Third Ottoman-Venetian war | Ottoman Empire Regency of Algiers | Holy League: Republic of Venice Spanish Empire | Victory
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1538–1560 | Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1557)
| Ottoman Empire | Portuguese Empire | Stalemate |
1542–46 | Italian War of 1542–1546 | Ottoman Empire | Holy Roman Empire | Inconclusive
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1543 | Battle of Karagak | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Imereti | Defeat |
1545 | Battle of Sokhoista | Ottoman Empire | Kingdom of Imereti Kingdom of Kartli Principality of Guria | Victory |
1547 | Ottoman invasion of Guria | Ottoman Empire | Principality of Guria | Victory
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1551–1559 | Spanish-Ottoman War (1550–1560) | Ottoman Empire | Spain Knights of Malta |