Siege of Rhodes (1522)

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The Siege of Rhodes (1522) was a major Ottoman campaign under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent that culminated in the capture of the island of Rhodes and the expulsion of the Knights Hospitaller from their stronghold.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
siege
attacker Ottoman Empire GENERATED
belligerent Knights Hospitaller GENERATED
Ottoman Empire GENERATED
Papal States GENERATED
Republic of Venice GENERATED
category 16th-century sieges GENERATED
Conflicts involving the Knights Hospitaller GENERATED
Conflicts involving the Ottoman Empire GENERATED
combatantStrength large Ottoman army and fleet GENERATED
commander Philippe Villiers de L’Isle-Adam GENERATED
Suleiman the Magnificent GENERATED
conflictIn Ottoman–Knights Hospitaller conflicts GENERATED
conflictType Ottoman–Christian military confrontation GENERATED
consequence Ottoman control of Rhodes GENERATED
relocation of the Knights Hospitaller to Malta GENERATED
strengthening of Ottoman naval position in the eastern Mediterranean GENERATED
defender Order of the Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem GENERATED
defenderStrength small garrison of Knights and local defenders GENERATED
endDate 1522-12-22 GENERATED
era Early modern period GENERATED
followedBy establishment of Ottoman administration on Rhodes GENERATED
hasAftermath treaty allowing Knights Hospitaller to withdraw with honors GENERATED
hasAlternativeName Fall of Rhodes (1522) GENERATED
Second Ottoman siege of Rhodes GENERATED
hasCasusBelli Ottoman desire to expel Christian military order from strategic island GENERATED
historicalPeriod reign of Suleiman the Magnificent GENERATED
ledBy Suleiman I GENERATED
location Aegean Sea GENERATED
Eastern Mediterranean GENERATED
Island of Rhodes GENERATED
notableFor prolonged defense by outnumbered Knights Hospitaller GENERATED
use of artillery and mining operations GENERATED
opponentOf Order of Saint John GENERATED
partOf Ottoman expansion in the Mediterranean GENERATED
Suleiman the Magnificent’s early campaigns GENERATED
place Rhodes GENERATED
precededBy First Ottoman siege of Rhodes (1480) GENERATED
relatedTo Great Siege of Malta GENERATED
result Ottoman victory GENERATED
capture of Rhodes by the Ottoman Empire GENERATED
expulsion of the Knights Hospitaller from Rhodes GENERATED
startDate 1522-06-26 GENERATED
strategicImportance control of sea routes in the eastern Mediterranean GENERATED
year 1522 GENERATED

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Suleiman the Magnificent ("Siege of Rhodes")
campaign
Knights Hospitaller
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