Timeline September 1686

Events in September 1686 3

• 1686 Siege of Buda Holy League captures Buda from the Ottoman Empire Austrian-led Holy League forces besieged and captured Buda from the Ottoman Empire after a siege lasting from mid-June to 2 September 1686. The victory ended 145 years of Ottoman rule over central Hungary and marked a turning point in the Great Turkish War. It paved the way for the Habsburg reconquest of the rest of Hungary.
• 1686 Siamese embassy received by Louis XIV Kosa Pan's delegation granted audience at Versailles A Siamese diplomatic mission led by Kosa Pan was received in audience by Louis XIV at Versailles on 1 September 1686, part of King Narai of Siam's effort to build ties with France. The elaborate ceremony drew wide attention at the French court and was commemorated in paintings and medals. The embassy marked the height of seventeenth-century contact between Siam and Europe.
• 1686 Mughal conquest of Bijapur Sultanate Aurangzeb's forces capture Bijapur, ending the sultanate Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's forces captured the city of Bijapur after a prolonged siege, forcing the surrender of Sultan Sikandar on 12 September 1686. The conquest extinguished the Bijapur Sultanate, one of the last major Deccan sultanates, and extended direct Mughal control over the region. The campaign was part of Aurangzeb's broader effort to subdue the independent Deccan states.