What the records say
- When
- 26 Mar 1505 – 5 Feb 1517
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 20.00° S, 80.00° E
- Description
- 1505–1517 conflict between Egypt and Portugal in the Indian Ocean
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Mamluk–Portuguese conflicts
1505–1517 conflict in the Indian Ocean
A number of armed engagements between the Egyptian Mamluk Sultanate and the Portuguese Empire in the Indian Ocean took place during the early part of the 16th century. The conflicts came following the expansion of the Portuguese after sailing around the Cape of Good Hope in 1498, from 1504 to the fall of the Mamluk Sultanate in 1517.
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