Siege of Diu (1538)

For other sieges of Diu, see Siege of Diu (1546) and Siege of Diu (1531).

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Second siege of Diu
Part of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations and Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts

First siege of Diu. Suleiman, Ottoman general, is constrained to lift it, and run away. Lithograph by Manuel Luís da Costa, 1840
Date26 Jun 1538–6 November 1538
(4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Location
Diu, Portuguese India
20°43′N 70°59′E / 20.71°N 70.98°E / 20.71; 70.98
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire Ottoman Empire
Gujarat Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
António da Silveira
Martim Afonso de Sousa		 Suleyman Pasha
Khadjar Safar (WIA)
Strength
600 men (garrison)[1]
139 ships
186 cannon		 16,000 Gujarati [2]
20,000–30,000 Ottomans[3]
79 ships[3]
130 cannon[4]
Casualties and losses
All but 40 killed or wounded[5] Unknown casualties[5]
Siege of Diu (1538) is located in India
Siege of Diu (1538)
Siege of Diu (1538)
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Location within 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.

  1. ^ Asiatic Society of Bombay: Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bombay (Edition 25), The Society, 1922, page 316.
  2. ^ Gonçalo Feio (2013), O ensino e a aprendizagem militares em Portugal e no Império, de D. João III a D. Sebastião: a arte portuguesa da guerra p.114
  3. ^ a b Gaspar Correia (1558–1563) Lendas da Índia, 1864 edition, Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa, book IV pp.868–870.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference İnalcik was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Churchill: A Collection of Voyages and Travels: Some Now First Printed from Original Manuscripts, Awnsham and John Churchill, 1704, page 594.