At a glance
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- South Asia
- Review
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In time
Overview
The sources report that the Mamluks felt responsible for protecting the holy places from Portuguese expansion, despite the weakness of their state. Sultan Qansuh al-Ghawri sent a naval expedition of thirteen ships carrying fifteen hundred men, under the command of Husayn al-Kurdi. 1
The two battles
The expedition reached the island of Diu and then Chaul, and met the Portuguese fleet under Lourenço de Almeida in 914 AH / 1508 CE, and the victory went to the Muslims. The Portuguese then reinforced their forces and returned, and the Muslim fleet was defeated in 915 AH / 1509 CE in the battle of Diu. 1
Ottoman reinforcement
Sultan Bayezid II sent help to al-Ghawri in Shawwal 916 AH / 1511 CE: catapults, arrows and forty qintars of gunpowder. But they did not arrive safely, because they were exposed to piracy by the Knights of Saint John. 1
Connections
- Had participant
- Francisco de Almeida· حسين الكردي
People and things also explored
Francisco de Almeida· حسين الكردي· The Portuguese reach the Indian Ocean; Jeddah walled
Sources
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 195-196
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Naval Battle of Diu”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/battle-of-diu-915/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.