Khoja Zufar or Coge Cofar | |
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| Nickname(s) | Khoje Cofar or Coge Cofar |
| Born | 1500 Otranto, Apulia, Kingdom of Naples |
| Died | 24 June 1546 (aged 45–46) Diu, India |
| Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
| Years of service | 1515–1546 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Ottoman naval forces |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Governor of Diu |
| Relations | Friend of Garcia de Orta |
Khoja Zufar or Coje Çafar (1500 – 24 June 1546 - probably born a few years before 1500[1]), also called Coge Sofar, or Safar Aga[2] in Portuguese, Cosa Zaffar in Italian, and Khwaja Safar Salmani in Turkish or Khuádja Tzaffar (خوجا زفار) in Arabic,[3] was a soldier and local ruler in Western India during the 16th century. He was a leader in the failed Siege of Diu. Zufar was an experienced merchant with the distant markets of the Arabian Gulf around the Strait of Mecca and Lepanto at the Mediterranean.[4]
- ^ Yamey, Adam (2024). An Albanian in India: The Life and Adventures of Khwaja Safar. UK: Adam Yamey. p. 15. ISBN 9798328834513.
- ^ Mubārak, Abū al-Faḍl Ibn (1977). The Akbar Nāmā of Abu-l-Fazl: (History of the Reign of Akbar Including an Account of His Predecessors). Ess Ess Publications. p. 25. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Orta, García da (2014). Coloquios dos simples e drogas da India (in Portuguese) (Translation: seria Khuádja Tzaffar ed.). Editorial Maxtor. p. 286. ISBN 9788490014516. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Mathew, K. S. (1982). "Khwaja Safar, the Merchant Governor of Surat and the Indo-Portuguese Trade in the Early Sixteenth Century". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 43: 232–242. JSTOR 44141233.