Already in the Middle Ages, during the reign of Seguismundo, Buddha had become the real seat permanently. The castle continued expansion had been completed by King Matthias. Pest Also, on the opposite bank of the Danube had become rich, becoming a mall. King Matthias was given the same status enjoyed by the Buddha. Even Margaret Island was uninhabited region.
According to contemporary sources, in addition to the faculty, also the knights of the crusade had a fortress on the island. After the defeat in Mohács, the Turks sacked and burned to Buda and Pest suffered under Turkish rule for 150 years. Óbuda also remained destroyed, the Old Buddha. As shown in the engravings of the time, Buddha appeared in Turkish domes, including the thermal baths. These domes even today preserve the memory of that time.
Buda was freed from Turkish rule on September 2, 1686 and thus opened the way for its development. It expanded its right to national fairs and intellectual prosperity began in the city. From the Buddha de1724 already operating a printing press.
Queen Maria Theresa in 1777 moved the only university in the country since Nagyszombat sciences to Buddha, so it came to the city wise and young teachers who did higher studies here. Joseph II. University moved from Buda to Pest. Thanks to the existence of an audience, had made possible the creation of literature in the Hungarian language instead of German was then the single and later the Hungarian Theatre of Pest.
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