[3][page needed] The Sultan blockaded the city and began to besiege it by setting up his cannons.

[4][page needed] The siege lasted for 40 days throughout May and June, and continued despite threats by the Hungarians.

The notables of the city were executed; 320 young men were recruited into the Janissaries and 700 Serbian women were enlisted into the army.

The Ottoman colony established in the conquered city could not prevent its cultural and economic decline.

Novo Brdo, which became noteworthy as the eventual site of an Ottoman mint, maintained its importance until the reign of Murad IV.