John Hunyadi

يوحنا هنيادي

John Hunyadi — the Hungarian commander of the crusader host against Murad II; he crossed the Danube and inflicted two sharp defeats on the Ottomans in 846/1442, forcing them to sue for the ten-year peace concluded at Szeged in 848/1444 1.

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The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
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Anatolia
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    John Hunyadi — the Hungarian commander who led the crusader coalition's land forces against Murad II. In al-Sallabi's account he crossed the Danube and inflicted two heavy defeats on the Ottomans in 846/1442, driving them to sue for the ten-year peace sworn at Szeged in 848/1444 1.

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    مراد الثاني
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    مراد الثاني
    Participated in
    Treaty of Szeged (1444)

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    Sources

    1. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 80
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    islam.museum contributors. “John Hunyadi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/hunyadi-janos/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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