Siege of Qatif (1551)

Siege of Qatif 1551
Part of Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1559)
DateJuly 1551
Location
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
  • Rax Xarafo
  • Mirmaxet
Unknown
Strength
1,200 Portuguese soldiers
3,000 Hormuzi auxiliaries
7 galleons
12 oar ships
400 men[1]
Casualties and losses
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The siege of Qatif was a military confrontation between the Portuguese Empire and the Ottoman Empire at Qatif in 1551. The Portuguese, together with their Hormuzi vassals successfully sieged, captured and demolished the fort captured from the Ottomans.

  1. ^ Frederick Charles Denvers: The Portuguese in India p. 492.