Great Siege of Malta
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The Great Siege of Malta occurred in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire attempted to conquer the island of Malta, then held by the Knights Hospitaller. The siege lasted nearly four months, from 18 May to 8 September 1565.
Fort St. Angelo
Suleiman I
Siege of St. Elmo on 27 May 1565
Attack on the post of the Castilian knights on 21 August 1565
Ottoman Empire
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The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm that spanned much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.
The Battle of Nicopolis in 1396, as depicted in an Ottoman miniature from 1523
Ottoman miniature of Osman I by Yahya Bustanzâde (18th Century)
Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror's entry into Constantinople; painting by Fausto Zonaro (1854–1929)
Ottoman miniature of the Battle of Mohács in 1526