As Suleiman juggles wars in the East and the West, he finally takes the bold step of extending the frontier farther towards the heart of Europe. As intrigues swirl around the courts of Hungary, Moldavia, and Wallachia, these events will reshape the alliances of Europe several times over. When the dust settles, Suleiman will have to decide where he goes next.
Major Characters in this Episode
Sultan Suleiman
Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
Ferdinand I
Petru Rareș
Radu Paisie
Shah Tahmasp I
Stephen V of Moldavia
Hernán Cortés
Tsar Ivan IV
Sigismund II Augustus
John Sigismund Zápolya
Timeline for this Episode
1536, the fall of Požega
1536-1537, the fall of Klis
1537, the Battle of Gorjani, breaking the 1533 Treaty of Constantinople
1537, Siege of Corfu
1537-1540, Ottoman-Venetian War
1538, Secret treaty of Nagyvárad is signed between Ferdinand and Zápolya
1538, Siege of Diu
1538, Battle of Preveza
1538 Invasion of Moldavia
1538, the fall of Nadin and Vrana, establishing a border at Požega-Bihać-Velebit-Zrmanja-Cetina. Within two years, the Croatian buffer zone between the Ottomans and Venetian Dalmatia was gone
1359, John Zápolya marries Sigismund of Poland’s eldest daughter.
1340, John Zápolya has a son, John Sigismund Zápolya, and dies 9 days later
1541, Siege of Buda
1541, Charles V attacks Ottoman Algiers
1542, Siege of Pest
1543, Radu Paisie of Wallachia signs a secret treaty with Ferdinand
1543, Siege of Esztergom
1545, one year truce signed between the Ottomans and Habsburgs
1546, the fall of Basra
1547, Treaty of Adrianople
1547, the Grand Duchy of Moscow officially becomes the Tsardom of Russia under Ivan IV
1548, Death of Sigismund the Old
1548-49, second campaign in Persia by Suleiman
1548, Capture of Aden
1548, Siege of Van
1551, The Ottomans capture the Straits of Hormuz, helping to control the Persian Gulf
1551, Treaty of Weissenburg
1552, Siege of Eger
1552, Muscat is captured
1555, Treaty of Amasya ends the Ottoman-Safavid War
