Great Turkish War

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The Great Turkish War was a late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition known as the Holy League fought the Ottoman Empire, leading to significant territorial losses for the Ottomans in Central and Eastern Europe.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf European war
Ottoman–European conflict
war
alsoKnownAs Great Turkish–Habsburg War
War of the Holy League
belligerent Bavaria
Brandenburg-Prussia
Crimean Khanate
Habsburg Monarchy
Holy League
Ottoman Empire
Papal States
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Republic of Venice
Saxony
Tsardom of Russia
vassals of the Ottoman Empire
cause Ottoman attempt to capture Vienna in 1683
commander John III Sobieski
Kara Mustafa Pasha
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Prince Eugene of Savoy
Sultan Mehmed IV
Sultan Mustafa II
endTime 1699
hasPart Battle of Mohács (1687)
Battle of Vienna
Battle of Zenta
Morean War
Russo-Turkish War (1686–1700)
Siege of Vienna (1683)
location Aegean Sea
Balkans
Central Europe
Eastern Europe
Hungary
Pannonian Basin
Transylvania
Ukraine
partOf Ottoman–Habsburg wars
result Holy League victory
territorial losses for the Ottoman Empire
significance marked the beginning of long-term Ottoman territorial retreat in Central Europe
strengthened Habsburg influence in Central and Eastern Europe
weakened Ottoman military and political power in Europe
startTime 1683
territorialChange Habsburg Monarchy gained Transylvania from the Ottoman Empire
Habsburg Monarchy gained most of Hungary from the Ottoman Empire
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth gained Podolia (including Kamianets-Podilskyi)
Republic of Venice gained parts of Dalmatia
Republic of Venice gained the Morea (Peloponnese) temporarily
treaty Treaty of Constantinople (1700, with Russia)
Treaty of Karlovci
Treaty of Karlowitz
Treaty of Ryswick (related European context)


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