Siege of Diu (1546)

20°N 71°E / 20°N 71°E / 20; 71

Second siege of Diu[a]
Part of Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1560) and Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts

A battle between the Portuguese Armada and Turkish soldiers on horseback in Goa, western India
Date
  • 20 April – 10 November 1546
  • (6 months and 3 weeks)
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
Commanders and leaders
 Khoja Zufar †
Strength
  • 18 May: 440 men[3]: 218 
  • 19 July: reinforcements consisting of 20 fustas and 6 caturs with men arrived[3]: 218 
  • On 7 November, Governor Castro arrived with 35 fustas, caturs, 3 galeons, naus and gales, with 3,000 Portuguese and 300 Indian men[3]: 219 
  • 10,000 men[4]
  • 30 Ottoman ships[5]
Casualties and losses
More than 200[3]
  • 3,000 killed
  • 600 prisoners[4]
Siege of Diu (1546) is located in India
Siege of Diu (1546)
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Location of Diu in present-day India

The 1546 siege of Diu, also known as the second siege of Diu[a] was conducted by joint forces of the Ottoman Empire and Gujarat Sultanate against the Portuguese Indian city of Diu. It ended with a major Portuguese victory.

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