Illustration from the Süleymanname showing Ottoman soldiers
Suleiman gives back the Holy Crown to Szapolyai







A larger image of Suleiman gives back the Holy Crown to Szapolyai, in the Süleymanname.


Ottoman sultan Suleiman gives the Holy Crown of Hungary to King of Hungary János Szapolyai after briefly holding it after the Battle of Mohács (1526).
Topkapi Palace Museum, MS Hazine 1517
Source: A korona kilenc évszázada by Katona Tamás, Corvina 1979, Budapest

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