First siege of Diu | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts and Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ottoman Empire Gujarat Sultanate | Portuguese Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Khoja Zufar Mustafa Bayram | Nuno da Cunha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
10,000
[2] - 12,000 men
[3] 2 galleons [4] 70 oarships of various sizes [4] several basilisks [5] |
About 400
[6]
[7]
[8] vessels:
30,000 men,
[10] including: | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
800 |
31 dead
[13] 120 wounded |
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. [14]
Shortly before the siege they encountered roughly 800 enemy soldiers at Siyâl Bet island [a], engaged them in combat, and killed them all. [15] There were 9 [16] or 17 Portuguese killed and 120 wounded. [17] They then sailed for Diu, but the Muslim alliance defeated them and killed 14. [18]
Although Diu was successfully defended, victory was short-lived: Diu was blockaded and the Portuguese armada was diverted towards more exposed Gujarati cities. [19] Ghogha, Surat, Mangrol, Somnath, Bassein, Tarapur, Kelva, Mahim, Bulsar, Agashi, Patam, Pate, and many smaller settlements were assaulted and sacked, some never recovering from the attacks. [20] [21] [12]
In 1534, Sultan Bahadur of Gujarat signed a peace treaty with Governor Nuno da Cunha, granting the Portuguese the territory of Bassein, including Bombay. In 1535, the Portuguese were allowed to construct a fortress at Diu.
First siege of Diu | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts and Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ottoman Empire Gujarat Sultanate | Portuguese Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Khoja Zufar Mustafa Bayram | Nuno da Cunha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
10,000
[2] - 12,000 men
[3] 2 galleons [4] 70 oarships of various sizes [4] several basilisks [5] |
About 400
[6]
[7]
[8] vessels:
30,000 men,
[10] including: | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
800 |
31 dead
[13] 120 wounded |
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. [14]
Shortly before the siege they encountered roughly 800 enemy soldiers at Siyâl Bet island [a], engaged them in combat, and killed them all. [15] There were 9 [16] or 17 Portuguese killed and 120 wounded. [17] They then sailed for Diu, but the Muslim alliance defeated them and killed 14. [18]
Although Diu was successfully defended, victory was short-lived: Diu was blockaded and the Portuguese armada was diverted towards more exposed Gujarati cities. [19] Ghogha, Surat, Mangrol, Somnath, Bassein, Tarapur, Kelva, Mahim, Bulsar, Agashi, Patam, Pate, and many smaller settlements were assaulted and sacked, some never recovering from the attacks. [20] [21] [12]
In 1534, Sultan Bahadur of Gujarat signed a peace treaty with Governor Nuno da Cunha, granting the Portuguese the territory of Bassein, including Bombay. In 1535, the Portuguese were allowed to construct a fortress at Diu.