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Siege of Diu (1531)

Siege of Diu (1531)
Part of the Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts
Date 1531
Location Diu, Gujarat Sultanate
Result Ottoman-Gujarati victory
Belligerents
Fictitious Ottoman flag 4.svg Ottoman Empire
Gujarat Sultanate Flag.gifGujarat Sultanate
Flag Portugal (1521).svg 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.


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