Siege of Diu (1531) | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ottoman Empire Gujarat Sultanate |
Portuguese Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mustafa Bayram | Nuno da Cunha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12,000 men 1 galleon 17 galleys several basilisks |
14 galleons 6 carracks 2 galleasses 2 caravels 17 galleys 112 foists and brigantines 5 supply junks several trade ships 3,000 Portuguese soldiers 5,000 Malabarese auxiliaries and slaves 1400 Portuguese sailors 4,000 native Indian sailors and rowers |
The Siege of Diu occurred when a combined Ottoman-Gujarati force defeated a Portuguese attempt to capture the city of Diu in 1531. The victory was partly the result of Ottoman firepower over the Portuguese besiegers deployed by Mustafa Bayram, an Ottoman expert.