What the records say
- When
- 1553
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 8.63° N, 78.11° E
- Description
- 1553 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Punnaikayal
The Battle of Punnaikayal (1553) was a conflict between the Portuguese and a combined force of Ottomans, Kingdom of Calicut and Vijayanagara troops. Seeking to end Portuguese dominance over the Coromandel Coast and its pearl fisheries, Vitthala of Vijayanagar allied with the Ottoman-Calicut Muslim fleet under Irapali. The Muslim forces attacked by sea while Vishwanatha Nayak’s troops advanced by land.
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