Siege of Malta

Ottoman Empire's invasion of Malta in 1565
Event siege Q58732
Siege of Malta
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Siege of Malta

Summary

Siege of Malta is a siege[1]. It ranks in the top 0.35% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,841 views/month, #5 of 1,415).[2]

Key Facts

  • Siege of Malta is in the country of Hospitaller Malta[3].
  • Siege of Malta's instance of is recorded as siege[4].
  • Siege of Malta's instance of is recorded as battle[5].
  • The location of Siege of Malta was Grand Harbour[6].
  • Siege of Malta is part of Ottoman–Habsburg Wars[7].
  • Siege of Malta's Commons category is recorded as Great Siege of Malta[8].
  • Siege of Malta began on May 18, 1565[9].
  • Siege of Malta ended on September 8, 1565[10].
  • Siege of Malta's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.89194444444445, 'lon': 14.518333333333333}[11].
  • Among those involved in Siege of Malta was Ottoman Empire[12].
  • Among those involved in Siege of Malta was Regency of Algiers[13].
  • A participant in Siege of Malta was Knights Hospitaller[14].
  • Among those involved in Siege of Malta was Hispanic Monarchy[15].
  • A participant in Siege of Malta was Republic of Genoa[16].
  • A participant in Siege of Malta was Duchy of Savoy[17].
  • Among those involved in Siege of Malta was Duchy of Florence[18].
  • A participant in Siege of Malta was Papal States[19].
  • Siege of Malta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Great Siege of Malta[20].
  • Siege of Malta's Commons gallery is recorded as Siege of Malta (1565)[21].

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When and Where

Siege of Malta began on May 18, 1565[9]. It ended on September 8, 1565[10]. The location of it was Grand Harbour[6]. It is in the country of Hospitaller Malta[3].

Context

Siege of Malta is part of Ottoman–Habsburg Wars[7]. Recorded instance of include siege[4] and battle[5].

Participants

Recorded participant include Ottoman Empire[12], Regency of Algiers[13], Knights Hospitaller[14], Hispanic Monarchy[15], Republic of Genoa[16], and Duchy of Savoy[17].

Why It Matters

Siege of Malta ranks in the top 0.35% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,841 views/month, #5 of 1,415).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0367419-oblehani-Malty-1565-Malta
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0367419-oblehani-Malty-1565-Malta, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  2. 25d ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Hospitaller Malta
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/34011|batch #34011]]: Siege of Malta == Hospitaller Malta"
  3. 4w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of Ottoman–Habsburg Wars
    Country Hospitaller Malta
    Start time +1565-05-18T00:00:00Z
    Part of
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539657405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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