In August 1526, the armies of King Louis II of Hungary and Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent met on a plain near Mohács. The result was a disaster that shattered medieval Hungary: the king dead, the army annihilated, and the kingdom divided for centuries. This episode walks through the fatal miscalculations that led to the battle, the brutal two-hour rout, and the political chaos that followed—including the disputed succession between John Zápolya and Ferdinand of Habsburg, the first Habsburg king of Hungary. We also discuss the role of the noble council, the failure to coordinate with allies like Croatia and Transylvania, and how the battle's legacy shaped Hungarian national memory. No modern nation forgets a wound like Mohács.
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