Turbék
Turbék was an
Habsburg
troops destroyed the settlement of Turbék completely to erase any traces of the Ottomans, leaving behind stone foundations no more than 15 inches tall.
Archaeological excavation
In 2015, in the town of Szigetvar in southern Hungary, geophysical examinations using
ground penetrating radar revealed the foundations of five structures below the surface of a vineyard owned by Gyula Kereszturi. A 1664 sketch by Pal Esterhazy, a Hungarian military commander, purportedly showed the layout of the settlement. Using this sketch, the geographers were able to compare their findings from the geological examination and discovered their findings lined up as a near match with the sketch which showed "a mosque, an Islamic dervish monastery, and a military barracks" built around the tomb.[3] In 2016, a team began excavating the area and unearthed the foundations of the "mausoleum complex of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman Empire's most prolific builder and accomplished military leader," including the monastery and military barracks.[3]
References
- ^ "Hungary: Unearthing Suleiman the Magnificent's tomb". Aljazeera. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Mausoleum of Suleiman the Magnificent's heart discovered". CoinsWeekly. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ a b "The Search for the Sultan's Tomb - Archaeology Magazine". www.archaeology.org. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
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