Fall of Belgrade in 1521
Immediately after enthronement, Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-1566) started preparations for the conquest of Belgrade. In contrast to his predecessors, his campaign started by breaking possible relations of Belgrade with Hungary. Šabac, Slankamen and Zemun were hence captured, and the harshest attack on besieged Belgrade was in fact the one performed from across the Sava river, by the janissary echelon of Piri-pasha. Negotiations followed after the intrusion to Lower town and a retreat of defenders into Upper, fortified town. Belgrade was handed over to Turks on 29. August 1521. Hungarian part of its crew abandoned the town and had gone northwards by boats. Serbian defenders and population were displaced - sent to Constantinople, where an important Serbian colony (village Beli grad and Beligrad mahala in Constantinople itself) existed until 1907.