the second half of the 16th century Rebuilt for gunpowderPrestavaný pre pušný prach

After the Ottoman victory at Mohács in 1526 the front line of a very long war ran across southern Hungary, and every castle in the north had to think about artillery. Tall thin medieval walls, excellent against ladders, shatter under cannon fire. So in the second half of the sixteenth century Kapušany was rebuilt to suit what gunpowder had done to siege warfare: the defences were reshaped so that guns could be worked from them and so that the masonry could absorb a hit rather than crack. It is worth remembering that the Ottoman front never actually reached this valley. The rebuilding was insurance, and it was normal — half the castles of Upper Hungary did the same.Po osmanskom víťazstve pri Moháči v roku 1526 prechádzala južným Uhorskom frontová línia veľmi dlhej vojny a každý hrad na severe musel začať myslieť na delostrelectvo. Vysoké tenké stredoveké múry, výborné proti rebríkom, sa pod delovou paľbou trieštia. V druhej polovici 16. storočia preto Kapušiansky hrad prestavali podľa toho, čo pušný prach urobil s obliehaním: opevnenie prispôsobili tak, aby sa z neho dalo strieľať z diel a aby murivo zásah skôr pohltilo, než popraskalo. Stojí za to pripomenúť, že osmanský front sa do tejto doliny nikdy nedostal. Prestavba bola poistkou — a bola úplne bežná, urobila to polovica hradov Horného Uhorska.