Southern Hungary

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Richly furnished warrior burials discovered in Hungary

The graves of three elite warriors, dating to the period of the Hungarian Conquest (AD 920s-930s), have been discovered near the village of Akasztó in southern Hungary. One of these burials, belonging to a 17- or 18-year-old warrior, is among…

LEFT The Battle of Mohács, 1526. Detail from a painting by Bertalan Székely (1835 1910). The defeat was a catastrophe for Hungary, ending 500 years of sovereignty in just a few hours.

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The end of everything: the Battle of Mohács, 29 August 1526

Hungary’s devastating defeat by the armies of Suleiman the Magnificent signalled the country’s demise as a unified independent kingdom. Andrew Southam describes the action.