Siege of Buda (1541)

Siege of Buda (1541)
Part of the Little War in Hungary
Date 4 May – 21 August 1541 Location Buda, Hungary Result Ottoman victory Ottomans capture Buda John Sigismund Zápolya restored to the throne
Belligerents
Habsburg Empire Habsburg-held Hungary	Ottoman Empire John Szapolyai's Hungarian Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Wilhelm von Roggendorf (DOW) Jeromos Záray †	Suleiman the Magnificent Şehzade Mehmed Şehzade Selim Şehzade Bayezid Hadım Suleiman Pasha Damat Rüstem Pasha Semendireli Mehmed-beg Bishop George Martinuzzi Bálint Török
Strength
31,000–50,000[1][2][3][4]	52,000[1][2][3][4]
Casualties and losses
~20,000	Unknown

The siege of Buda (4 May – 21 August 1541) ended with the capture of the city of Buda, the historical capital of the Kingdom of Hungary, by the Ottoman Empire, leading to about 150 years of Ottoman rule in parts of Hungary. The siege, part of the Little War in Hungary, was one of the most important Ottoman victories over the Habsburg monarchy during Ottoman–Habsburg wars (16th to 18th century) in Hungary and the Balkans.