Knights Surrender Rhodes: Suleiman Grants Safe Passage
Suleiman the Magnificent accepted the surrender of the Knights of Rhodes after a five-month siege, granting the surviving defenders safe passage from the island. The displaced knights eventually settled on Malta, where they repelled Suleiman's forces again in 1565 and became the Knights of Malta, enduring as a sovereign entity into the twenty-first century.
December 20, 1522
504 years ago
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