▁fe ign ing ▁to ▁men ace ▁Vienna ▁directly ▁by ▁heading ▁toward ▁Es z ter gom ▁( con quer ed ▁by ▁Sü le yman ▁the ▁Magn ific ent ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 3 ▁and ▁lost ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 5 ) ▁but ▁finally ▁spent ▁the ▁winter ▁in ▁Bel grade . ▁ ▁Then ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁put ▁pressure ▁on ▁Austria ▁through ▁a ▁more ▁southern ▁route ▁by ▁bes ie ging ▁the ▁castle ▁of ▁Kan ije . ▁The ▁Turkish ▁slaves ▁in ▁the ▁castle ▁expl oded ▁the ▁pow der ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁very ▁badly ▁dam aged ▁the ▁walls . ▁But ▁the ▁castle ▁had ▁still ▁not ▁surrender ed ▁and ▁an ▁army ▁of ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁commanded ▁by ▁Philippe ▁Em manuel , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Mer c œur ▁arrived ▁to ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁the ▁bes ie ged . ▁But ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Army ▁finally ▁defeated ▁both ▁of ▁the ▁arm ies ▁and ▁the ▁castle ▁surrender ed . ▁T iry aki ▁Has an ▁P asha ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁conquer ed ▁city . ▁▁ ▁Kan ije ▁had ▁been ▁transformed ▁into ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁new ▁Ott oman ▁attacks ▁in ▁Central ▁Europe . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 6 0 1 , ▁an ▁attempt ▁by ▁a ▁huge ▁Aust rian ▁army ▁to ▁take ▁back ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁th wart ed ▁by ▁the ▁governor ▁T iry aki ▁Has an ▁P asha . ▁Dam at ▁I bra him ▁P asha ▁died ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁Es z ter gom ▁was ▁ret aken ▁by ▁the ▁Ott