What the records say
- When
- Aug 1538 – Nov 1538
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 20.00° N, 71.00° E
- Description
- 1538 Portuguese victory against Gujarat in India
Siege of Diu (1538)
Portuguese victory against Gujarat in India
The siege of Diu occurred when an army of the Sultanate of Gujarat under Khadjar Safar, aided by forces of the Ottoman Empire, attempted to capture the city of Diu in 1538, then held by the Portuguese. The siege was part of the Ottoman-Portuguese war. The Portuguese successfully resisted the four-month long siege.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The siege of the Indian city of Diu ends as the Gujarat and Ottoman forces withdraw from the Portuguese held city”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Diu Kuşatması gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “حصار ديو في الفترة ما بين أغسطس ونوفمبر”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page