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Article states upon the initial "success" of Hungarian lines, there were chaos among Ottoman ranks. That can't be true because the initial "loss" is an Ottoman tactical manoeuvre. After the first small attack of Ottomans (which is known to be a loss), enemy is expected to push forward only to encounter with a stronger Ottoman force. This is exactly what happened in Mohac. The initial loss was planend from the beginning. Besides how can there be chaos in a battle which only took a few hours? Ottomans stayed straight all the way so that they could eliminate the enemy. You can't put your army into order in a few hours if there was any chaos. It just doesn't make any sense. This claim also lacks any reference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.213.228.236 ( talk) 12:32, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
The Ottomans had to be in numerical superiority because of the lack of well armed forces. Don't forget the Turks (mostly) always lost their battles against Hungarians where the numbers of the armies were equal.
The main article is intentionally not accurate... it is biased against ottomans.. Ahmedashourful ( talk) 13:32, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
Reportedly among the 2,000 were Pal Timori and several other notable Hungarian leaders.
I never heard that. What is the source of this information? By the way Tomori was killed by a gunshot, when he tried to stop the fleeing Hungarian soldiers.
I do not know if the 2000 included many nobles. Lord Kinross simply says that the Sultan ordered that no prisoners be taken. Kinross reports this policy was "more expedient than chivalrous." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.134.50.19 ( talk) 08:00, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
This line "Unfortunately the fall of Belgrade ... meant that most of southern Hungary was now indefensible." is apparently written from a point-of-view in which it was unfortunate for Hungary to be indefensible. Should the article be adopting that POV? Filu3
And here again; "Unfortunately, by the time the Ottoman's army had crossed, the Transylvanian army was further from Buda than the Ottomans were. " I think wikipedia should be neutral on battles. Oghuz —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.224.10.220 ( talk) 20:47, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
This I don't understand at all: "the Ottomans had little choice and decided to use military power" -- why did they have little choice? Filu3
"Hungary mustered some 25,000 men and 85 cannon (only 53 being used in actual battle), while for various reasons the troops from Transylvania and Croatia failed to arrive. The Ottomans are said to have numbered over twice as many - though this figure is exaggerated - and had up to 160 cannon." David Nicolle, Hungary and the fall of Eastern Europe, 1000-1568, p. 13
"The latter group prevailed, and on August 29, 1526, the fateful battle of Mohacs was fought: 25,000 to 28,000 Hungarians and assorted allies on the one side, and on the other 45,000 Turkish regulars supported by 10,000 to 20,000 lightly armed irregulars." L.S. Stavrianos, The Balkans Since 1453, p. 76 Lysandros 17:20, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
........(i-tech)as i read, ottomans had an army of 100.000 and hungary had a 150.000 one.
The european armies were moderner than turks (Don't forget: Hungarians and Italians teached the turks about cannon produce. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.44.4.5 ( talk) 19:17, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
you cant know population of ottomans because that times they dont count population.The first population established is 1800s. toolga —Preceding unsigned comment added by Toolga ( talk • contribs) 20:37, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
while ottoman population was huge, even if not count, most of them are non-muslim and only muslims(arabs fight for ottomans very rare) can be a soldier in ottoman army, unless merceneries, in addition ottoman army consist of professional soldiers, so less in numbers as you pay them or give them some land(timar). in every article on battles on wiki i have read, there is a heavy dispute on numbers. i think you should mention what every source claims, to get rid of this disputes. everone says we are too few like 1000 men and enemy were 100000 and either we win as we are super heroes or we lost, but killed 90000 of their men(even some historians follow this way). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.179.138.82 ( talk) 16:39, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
Somebody regulary changes the name György Zápolya to John Zápolya. It was György who led the Hungarian army.
The king was present, but not commanded the army. Two commander was elected by the war council: György Zápolya count of Szepes and Pál Tomori archbishop of Kalocsa. They led the army jointly though Tomori was dominant. Both of them became KIA. John Zápolya (voivode of Transylvania)was György's brother and he did not take part in the battle. 84.2.210.3 10:40, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
Someone please explain me why is the battle of Mohács part of the Ottoman-Habsburg wars?
"In the battle, forces of the Kingdom of Hungary led by King Louis II ( Jagiellonian) were defeated by forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent."
-- 213.178.108.57 10:51, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
In the second paragraph of this subtitle explainig the battle, it is explained different than I learned from Turkish sources. In Turkish sources it says that letting Hungarian soldiers penetrate deep into the Ottoman army was an old Turkish military tactic. It has been performed in so many battles by the Turks and also by muslim Arabs during the history. The name of this tactic is "Crescent Moon" and it is as follows:
While two armies start engaging, Turks separate themselves into two parts in the left and right wings so that the rival army thinks that Turks are retreating (the shape of the Turkish army,at this stage, looks like a crescent).This causes the rival army to penatrate into the Turkish army with an aim of overwhelming victory.
When the rival army penetrates enough into the Turkish army, two wings start closing trapping the rival army inside and usually no rival slodier is taken prisoner, which simply means massacre of the rival force in the battle field.
The following video shows roughly how the tactic is performed from 2:34 to 2:37. The video has been taken from the movie "Kingdom of heaven". [1]
So that was a planned tactic and did not cause any panic in the Ottoman army. It is true that Sultan Süleyman was in danger for a while and some of his close guards who are called içoğlan were killed by Hungarian soldiers. At the end of the battle there was a pyramid made of about 3000 heads of killed knights and nobles in front of the Süleyman's tent.
-- Ersinist 13:32, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
According to Hungarian sources:
What's the goal of this secion if fact? To summarize somehow thousand of bibliography books in few lines. IMO my version is in some degree more accurate then it was. Now the paragraph contains a lot of repetition, contradiction, and irrelevant parts:
Not just indicate, but this is a fact ... Preferred a plan of retreat, up to Mohacs where the densely populated part of the country begun. The Srem was already deserted, in those times.
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The Ottoman strength appears to be seriously under estimated. According to the following sources, the Ottomans had 100,000 men almost, and 15,000 Janissaries.
The sources are:
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help)I will edit this article if no response is given because the current number of Ottoman troops relies only on a book about Hungarian decline - which might underestimate the strength of the Ottomans and look instead to the weaknessess of the Hungarians on par with the book's theme. Furthermore, I have two reliable references written by two credible publishers, Osprey and Dorling Kindersley whilst the current numbers fluctuate with the one present source in the article - the reference says that the Ottomans' outnumbering the Hungarians by more than 2 to 1 is "an exageration" - so why does the article say the Ottomans were 60,000 and the Hungarians 28,000 - 20,000, hmm? Thats between 2- 3 times greater. So we have inconsistency at the moment - unacceptable! lol but lets be serious here. Furthermoore, according to Grant, the Ottomans third line of cannon and Janissaries held the knights, and John Zapolyai did not do battle - he arrived a day late and then fled to the Ottoman Sultan seeking his permission to be vassal king. Tourskin ( talk) 03:32, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
This article neglects to say in what calender the dates are given. I suppose the Julian calendar is most likely, with a small chance the proleptic Gregorian calendar was used, but I think expecting our readers to figure that out is not the way to treat our readers. -- Gerry Ashton ( talk) 02:12, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Why? The article is not accurate. "65000 vs 26000" its not true according to Ottoman archives. Ottoman advantage was firepower not the numbers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.178.90.215 ( talk) 18:01, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Don't forget: Historically, the Turkish artillery were developed by Christian foreigners (Italians Hungarinas) in the 15th century. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.44.5.102 ( talk) 15:53, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
Every (Turkish and Hungarian) sources and real (academic) mainstream historians state the numbers were around 65000 Turks VS. 26000 Hungarians. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.44.4.5 ( talk) 19:22, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Exactly. Turks had perfected use of hand carried guns. First time in history they made lines of fire and decimated the charging cavalary. Having also invented trigger-like firing mechanisms, they were very mobile and quick. This was a tremendous advantage in the field. Many interesting details about the battle, weapons and tactics is missing from this important article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.186.248.90 ( talk) 00:30, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
Again, Europeans (Hungarians Italians) taught the Turks to make fire-arms and cannons.
The section entitle "Background" appears to have a considerable amount of PoV writing, and has no references, making me think it is the author's own original contribution, written from a certain PoV. Perhaps that could be cleaned up a bit? Example: the bit about the nobility oppressing the people rather than defending the kingdom of Hungary. Doug ( talk) 19:19, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
The Battle of Mohacs greatly weakened the Emperor and put a fear of the Moslim advance into europe again. It has been cited by many as one of the turning points of history, an argument put forward by a number of historians and most succinctly by Belloc, that had Mohacs not happened neither would had the reformation succeeded. It broke and paralysed the Imperial forces and forced a look to the east and not inside itself distracting the Emperor from the revolts which would lead to the permanent sundering of Christendom and as such one, if not the after Tours the most important battle in European history in casting the shape of the world to follow it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.89.245.115 ( talk) 23:42, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
User CoolKoon reverted my edit with following explanation: "Undid revision 448622735 by PANONIAN (talk) - you should work on that map of yours a bit more. Thököly's (short-lived) principality was NOT an Ottoman vasal state"
Now, let examine what some other sources are saying about Imre Thokoly and Upper Hungary:
I doubt that all these sources are wrong, and there are more in google books search: [7] PANONIAN 14:01, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
According to official Imperial statistics, in the field of Mohacs 1 king, 3 marshall, 300 nobles, 4,000 cavalry, 20,000 infantry corpses were counted on the Hungarian side while Turkish losses 1,000. And please dont troll here for saying "Hungarians were better warriors than Turks, they teached Turks how to cast cannons" something. Read and learn history. Maby one day you can write history as the Turks did. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.191.87.80 ( talk) 20:24, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
Yes, Ottoman sources are very "beliveable". Ottoman Sources mentioned only 1000 Ottoman casualty in 1456, when they were defeated at Belgrade, and they mention 1500 casuality after Lepanto...
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Even though it's sourced, "Suleiman could not believe that this small, "suicidal" army was all that once powerful country could muster against him" doesn't seem neutral at all. 62.245.69.24 ( talk) 16:03, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
It was not NPOV, but Suleiman's opinion.-- Beslek ( talk) 11:04, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
Is the external reference "Why kuffar people hate King Sulaiman al-Qanun?" this useful in an English-language page, or can it be deleted? Muleiolenimi ( talk) 08:15, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
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Why does the estimate for the Ottoman troop strength in the battle require a whopping seven citations of mixed reliability instead of sticking with the one citation from the Encyclopedia of Islam article written by the world's foremost expert on the Ottoman military in Hungary during this period? Chamboz ( talk) 21:05, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
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I've replaced the description of the battle with an older version from 2014, since the newer version was verging on incoherence and was essentially unsourced. I'm open to discussion, of course. -- Elphion ( talk) 02:32, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
The map used to demonstrate the partition of Hungary shows Cyprus as being part of the Ottoman Empire in 1526. Cyprus did not become a part of the Ottoman Empire until 1571; at this time it was still a part of the Venetian Empire, as was Crete. Although this does not necessarily affect the content of the article, it is an incorrect map that might give the reader the wrong impression of the extent of the Ottoman Empire at this time. 147.188.254.156 ( talk) 16:25, 5 June 2019 (UTC) "AS"
I've read the entire article, and it seems to me that it resembles, in some parts, to some kind of lamentation for "the once powerful country" of Hungarian kingdom. The Hungarian army capabilities are underestimated, and it is even called a "suicidal army". Finally, the Legacy section again turns to Hungarian sorrow regarding the treaty of Trianon (I don't see how could it be, scientifically, related to this article), while the Ottoman point of view (and Legacy) is lacking. Regarding the Legacy of this battle, I would first mention the Siege of Vienna (1529) and other repercussions on the immediate European diplomacy. Stingaciu Radu N. 13:23, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
I mainly just revised the wording to make the article more neutral, and I added some information that I think was beneficiary to increase the articles quality. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dylansmitt127 ( talk • contribs) 20:40, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
How does this 1526 incident compare with the one on 1517, referenced elsewhere? Broichmore ( talk) 18:38, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
The following has been marked as needing better citation since 2018, and was recently made into a note. That feels like it just hides the problem. So instead I've moved it here, where anyone interested can do whatevers needed to correct it.
{{citation needed span|text=The length of the battle is as uncertain as the number of combatants. It started between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm, but the endpoint is difficult to ascertain. The few reliable sources indicate that Louis left the field at twilight and made his escape under cover of darkness. Since the sun would not have set until 6:27 pm on 29 August 1526,<ref>{{cite web | last1 = Cornwall | first1 = C. | last2 =Horiuchi | first2 = A. |last3 =Lehman | first3 = C. | url = http://www.srrb.noaa.gov/highlights/sunrise/sunrise.html | title = Sunrise/Sunset Calculator | work = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] | access-date = 2008-08-31 | quote = using the Gregorian date of the battle, September 8, 1526. Also entered were the coordinates 45° 56′ 29″ N, 18° 38′ 50″ E and a "time zone" of 1.243 hours before Greenwich, since at the time of the battle, time zones had not been invented}}</ref> this would imply that the battle lasted longer than two to three hours (perhaps as long as four or five).|reason=This entire passage is speculation unsupported by historical references|date=March 2018}}
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Hello, I think you have "Ismail Hakkı Uzunçarşılı Volume II" as PDF. Turn page 326. Göktuğ538538 ( talk) 19:16, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
I have removed this sentence from the article. I could not find anything in the reference to support this sentence. If anyone can find the information please post a quote and page number. -- Kansas Bear ( talk) 23:06, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
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Under the subheading "Battle" in the last sentence, it is stated that "On 31 August, 2,000 Hungarian prisoners were massacred as the Sultan watched from a golden throne."
But the cited book (Spencer Tucker Battles That Changed History: An Encyclopedia of World Conflict, p. 166 (published 2010)) does not include anything related to Sultan watching the executions from a golden throne as this event is stated in the book as one sentence: "The next day Suleiman ordered that all the prisoners taken be killed, resulting in the deaths of another 2,000.".
Changing this sentence ("On 31 August, 2,000 Hungarian prisoners were massacred as the Sultan watched from a golden throne.") to "On 31 August, 2,000 Hungarian prisoners were executed as per Suleiman's orders." would be an accurate edit to this page. Nakfurb ( talk) 17:14, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
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Article states upon the initial "success" of Hungarian lines, there were chaos among Ottoman ranks. That can't be true because the initial "loss" is an Ottoman tactical manoeuvre. After the first small attack of Ottomans (which is known to be a loss), enemy is expected to push forward only to encounter with a stronger Ottoman force. This is exactly what happened in Mohac. The initial loss was planend from the beginning. Besides how can there be chaos in a battle which only took a few hours? Ottomans stayed straight all the way so that they could eliminate the enemy. You can't put your army into order in a few hours if there was any chaos. It just doesn't make any sense. This claim also lacks any reference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.213.228.236 ( talk) 12:32, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
The Ottomans had to be in numerical superiority because of the lack of well armed forces. Don't forget the Turks (mostly) always lost their battles against Hungarians where the numbers of the armies were equal.
The main article is intentionally not accurate... it is biased against ottomans.. Ahmedashourful ( talk) 13:32, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
Reportedly among the 2,000 were Pal Timori and several other notable Hungarian leaders.
I never heard that. What is the source of this information? By the way Tomori was killed by a gunshot, when he tried to stop the fleeing Hungarian soldiers.
I do not know if the 2000 included many nobles. Lord Kinross simply says that the Sultan ordered that no prisoners be taken. Kinross reports this policy was "more expedient than chivalrous." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.134.50.19 ( talk) 08:00, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
This line "Unfortunately the fall of Belgrade ... meant that most of southern Hungary was now indefensible." is apparently written from a point-of-view in which it was unfortunate for Hungary to be indefensible. Should the article be adopting that POV? Filu3
And here again; "Unfortunately, by the time the Ottoman's army had crossed, the Transylvanian army was further from Buda than the Ottomans were. " I think wikipedia should be neutral on battles. Oghuz —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.224.10.220 ( talk) 20:47, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
This I don't understand at all: "the Ottomans had little choice and decided to use military power" -- why did they have little choice? Filu3
"Hungary mustered some 25,000 men and 85 cannon (only 53 being used in actual battle), while for various reasons the troops from Transylvania and Croatia failed to arrive. The Ottomans are said to have numbered over twice as many - though this figure is exaggerated - and had up to 160 cannon." David Nicolle, Hungary and the fall of Eastern Europe, 1000-1568, p. 13
"The latter group prevailed, and on August 29, 1526, the fateful battle of Mohacs was fought: 25,000 to 28,000 Hungarians and assorted allies on the one side, and on the other 45,000 Turkish regulars supported by 10,000 to 20,000 lightly armed irregulars." L.S. Stavrianos, The Balkans Since 1453, p. 76 Lysandros 17:20, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
........(i-tech)as i read, ottomans had an army of 100.000 and hungary had a 150.000 one.
The european armies were moderner than turks (Don't forget: Hungarians and Italians teached the turks about cannon produce. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.44.4.5 ( talk) 19:17, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
you cant know population of ottomans because that times they dont count population.The first population established is 1800s. toolga —Preceding unsigned comment added by Toolga ( talk • contribs) 20:37, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
while ottoman population was huge, even if not count, most of them are non-muslim and only muslims(arabs fight for ottomans very rare) can be a soldier in ottoman army, unless merceneries, in addition ottoman army consist of professional soldiers, so less in numbers as you pay them or give them some land(timar). in every article on battles on wiki i have read, there is a heavy dispute on numbers. i think you should mention what every source claims, to get rid of this disputes. everone says we are too few like 1000 men and enemy were 100000 and either we win as we are super heroes or we lost, but killed 90000 of their men(even some historians follow this way). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.179.138.82 ( talk) 16:39, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
Somebody regulary changes the name György Zápolya to John Zápolya. It was György who led the Hungarian army.
The king was present, but not commanded the army. Two commander was elected by the war council: György Zápolya count of Szepes and Pál Tomori archbishop of Kalocsa. They led the army jointly though Tomori was dominant. Both of them became KIA. John Zápolya (voivode of Transylvania)was György's brother and he did not take part in the battle. 84.2.210.3 10:40, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
Someone please explain me why is the battle of Mohács part of the Ottoman-Habsburg wars?
"In the battle, forces of the Kingdom of Hungary led by King Louis II ( Jagiellonian) were defeated by forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent."
-- 213.178.108.57 10:51, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
In the second paragraph of this subtitle explainig the battle, it is explained different than I learned from Turkish sources. In Turkish sources it says that letting Hungarian soldiers penetrate deep into the Ottoman army was an old Turkish military tactic. It has been performed in so many battles by the Turks and also by muslim Arabs during the history. The name of this tactic is "Crescent Moon" and it is as follows:
While two armies start engaging, Turks separate themselves into two parts in the left and right wings so that the rival army thinks that Turks are retreating (the shape of the Turkish army,at this stage, looks like a crescent).This causes the rival army to penatrate into the Turkish army with an aim of overwhelming victory.
When the rival army penetrates enough into the Turkish army, two wings start closing trapping the rival army inside and usually no rival slodier is taken prisoner, which simply means massacre of the rival force in the battle field.
The following video shows roughly how the tactic is performed from 2:34 to 2:37. The video has been taken from the movie "Kingdom of heaven". [1]
So that was a planned tactic and did not cause any panic in the Ottoman army. It is true that Sultan Süleyman was in danger for a while and some of his close guards who are called içoğlan were killed by Hungarian soldiers. At the end of the battle there was a pyramid made of about 3000 heads of killed knights and nobles in front of the Süleyman's tent.
-- Ersinist 13:32, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
According to Hungarian sources:
What's the goal of this secion if fact? To summarize somehow thousand of bibliography books in few lines. IMO my version is in some degree more accurate then it was. Now the paragraph contains a lot of repetition, contradiction, and irrelevant parts:
Not just indicate, but this is a fact ... Preferred a plan of retreat, up to Mohacs where the densely populated part of the country begun. The Srem was already deserted, in those times.
repetition
The Ottoman strength appears to be seriously under estimated. According to the following sources, the Ottomans had 100,000 men almost, and 15,000 Janissaries.
The sources are:
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help)I will edit this article if no response is given because the current number of Ottoman troops relies only on a book about Hungarian decline - which might underestimate the strength of the Ottomans and look instead to the weaknessess of the Hungarians on par with the book's theme. Furthermore, I have two reliable references written by two credible publishers, Osprey and Dorling Kindersley whilst the current numbers fluctuate with the one present source in the article - the reference says that the Ottomans' outnumbering the Hungarians by more than 2 to 1 is "an exageration" - so why does the article say the Ottomans were 60,000 and the Hungarians 28,000 - 20,000, hmm? Thats between 2- 3 times greater. So we have inconsistency at the moment - unacceptable! lol but lets be serious here. Furthermoore, according to Grant, the Ottomans third line of cannon and Janissaries held the knights, and John Zapolyai did not do battle - he arrived a day late and then fled to the Ottoman Sultan seeking his permission to be vassal king. Tourskin ( talk) 03:32, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
This article neglects to say in what calender the dates are given. I suppose the Julian calendar is most likely, with a small chance the proleptic Gregorian calendar was used, but I think expecting our readers to figure that out is not the way to treat our readers. -- Gerry Ashton ( talk) 02:12, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Why? The article is not accurate. "65000 vs 26000" its not true according to Ottoman archives. Ottoman advantage was firepower not the numbers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.178.90.215 ( talk) 18:01, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Don't forget: Historically, the Turkish artillery were developed by Christian foreigners (Italians Hungarinas) in the 15th century. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.44.5.102 ( talk) 15:53, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
Every (Turkish and Hungarian) sources and real (academic) mainstream historians state the numbers were around 65000 Turks VS. 26000 Hungarians. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.44.4.5 ( talk) 19:22, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Exactly. Turks had perfected use of hand carried guns. First time in history they made lines of fire and decimated the charging cavalary. Having also invented trigger-like firing mechanisms, they were very mobile and quick. This was a tremendous advantage in the field. Many interesting details about the battle, weapons and tactics is missing from this important article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.186.248.90 ( talk) 00:30, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
Again, Europeans (Hungarians Italians) taught the Turks to make fire-arms and cannons.
The section entitle "Background" appears to have a considerable amount of PoV writing, and has no references, making me think it is the author's own original contribution, written from a certain PoV. Perhaps that could be cleaned up a bit? Example: the bit about the nobility oppressing the people rather than defending the kingdom of Hungary. Doug ( talk) 19:19, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
The Battle of Mohacs greatly weakened the Emperor and put a fear of the Moslim advance into europe again. It has been cited by many as one of the turning points of history, an argument put forward by a number of historians and most succinctly by Belloc, that had Mohacs not happened neither would had the reformation succeeded. It broke and paralysed the Imperial forces and forced a look to the east and not inside itself distracting the Emperor from the revolts which would lead to the permanent sundering of Christendom and as such one, if not the after Tours the most important battle in European history in casting the shape of the world to follow it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.89.245.115 ( talk) 23:42, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
User CoolKoon reverted my edit with following explanation: "Undid revision 448622735 by PANONIAN (talk) - you should work on that map of yours a bit more. Thököly's (short-lived) principality was NOT an Ottoman vasal state"
Now, let examine what some other sources are saying about Imre Thokoly and Upper Hungary:
I doubt that all these sources are wrong, and there are more in google books search: [7] PANONIAN 14:01, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
According to official Imperial statistics, in the field of Mohacs 1 king, 3 marshall, 300 nobles, 4,000 cavalry, 20,000 infantry corpses were counted on the Hungarian side while Turkish losses 1,000. And please dont troll here for saying "Hungarians were better warriors than Turks, they teached Turks how to cast cannons" something. Read and learn history. Maby one day you can write history as the Turks did. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.191.87.80 ( talk) 20:24, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
Yes, Ottoman sources are very "beliveable". Ottoman Sources mentioned only 1000 Ottoman casualty in 1456, when they were defeated at Belgrade, and they mention 1500 casuality after Lepanto...
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Even though it's sourced, "Suleiman could not believe that this small, "suicidal" army was all that once powerful country could muster against him" doesn't seem neutral at all. 62.245.69.24 ( talk) 16:03, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
It was not NPOV, but Suleiman's opinion.-- Beslek ( talk) 11:04, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
Is the external reference "Why kuffar people hate King Sulaiman al-Qanun?" this useful in an English-language page, or can it be deleted? Muleiolenimi ( talk) 08:15, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
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Why does the estimate for the Ottoman troop strength in the battle require a whopping seven citations of mixed reliability instead of sticking with the one citation from the Encyclopedia of Islam article written by the world's foremost expert on the Ottoman military in Hungary during this period? Chamboz ( talk) 21:05, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
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I've replaced the description of the battle with an older version from 2014, since the newer version was verging on incoherence and was essentially unsourced. I'm open to discussion, of course. -- Elphion ( talk) 02:32, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
The map used to demonstrate the partition of Hungary shows Cyprus as being part of the Ottoman Empire in 1526. Cyprus did not become a part of the Ottoman Empire until 1571; at this time it was still a part of the Venetian Empire, as was Crete. Although this does not necessarily affect the content of the article, it is an incorrect map that might give the reader the wrong impression of the extent of the Ottoman Empire at this time. 147.188.254.156 ( talk) 16:25, 5 June 2019 (UTC) "AS"
I've read the entire article, and it seems to me that it resembles, in some parts, to some kind of lamentation for "the once powerful country" of Hungarian kingdom. The Hungarian army capabilities are underestimated, and it is even called a "suicidal army". Finally, the Legacy section again turns to Hungarian sorrow regarding the treaty of Trianon (I don't see how could it be, scientifically, related to this article), while the Ottoman point of view (and Legacy) is lacking. Regarding the Legacy of this battle, I would first mention the Siege of Vienna (1529) and other repercussions on the immediate European diplomacy. Stingaciu Radu N. 13:23, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
I mainly just revised the wording to make the article more neutral, and I added some information that I think was beneficiary to increase the articles quality. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dylansmitt127 ( talk • contribs) 20:40, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
How does this 1526 incident compare with the one on 1517, referenced elsewhere? Broichmore ( talk) 18:38, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
The following has been marked as needing better citation since 2018, and was recently made into a note. That feels like it just hides the problem. So instead I've moved it here, where anyone interested can do whatevers needed to correct it.
{{citation needed span|text=The length of the battle is as uncertain as the number of combatants. It started between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm, but the endpoint is difficult to ascertain. The few reliable sources indicate that Louis left the field at twilight and made his escape under cover of darkness. Since the sun would not have set until 6:27 pm on 29 August 1526,<ref>{{cite web | last1 = Cornwall | first1 = C. | last2 =Horiuchi | first2 = A. |last3 =Lehman | first3 = C. | url = http://www.srrb.noaa.gov/highlights/sunrise/sunrise.html | title = Sunrise/Sunset Calculator | work = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] | access-date = 2008-08-31 | quote = using the Gregorian date of the battle, September 8, 1526. Also entered were the coordinates 45° 56′ 29″ N, 18° 38′ 50″ E and a "time zone" of 1.243 hours before Greenwich, since at the time of the battle, time zones had not been invented}}</ref> this would imply that the battle lasted longer than two to three hours (perhaps as long as four or five).|reason=This entire passage is speculation unsupported by historical references|date=March 2018}}
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Hello, I think you have "Ismail Hakkı Uzunçarşılı Volume II" as PDF. Turn page 326. Göktuğ538538 ( talk) 19:16, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
I have removed this sentence from the article. I could not find anything in the reference to support this sentence. If anyone can find the information please post a quote and page number. -- Kansas Bear ( talk) 23:06, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
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Under the subheading "Battle" in the last sentence, it is stated that "On 31 August, 2,000 Hungarian prisoners were massacred as the Sultan watched from a golden throne."
But the cited book (Spencer Tucker Battles That Changed History: An Encyclopedia of World Conflict, p. 166 (published 2010)) does not include anything related to Sultan watching the executions from a golden throne as this event is stated in the book as one sentence: "The next day Suleiman ordered that all the prisoners taken be killed, resulting in the deaths of another 2,000.".
Changing this sentence ("On 31 August, 2,000 Hungarian prisoners were massacred as the Sultan watched from a golden throne.") to "On 31 August, 2,000 Hungarian prisoners were executed as per Suleiman's orders." would be an accurate edit to this page. Nakfurb ( talk) 17:14, 2 April 2024 (UTC)