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Francisco de Almeida

فرانسيسكو دي ألميدا

Francisco de Almeida — 'Alunzu di Almida' in al-Salabi — commander of the Portuguese fleet beaten by Husayn al-Kurdi at Chaul in 1508; reinforced, the Portuguese returned and destroyed the Mamluk fleet at the famous battle of Diu in 915/1509 1.

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military-leader
Era
The Gunpowder Empires
Region
al-Andalus & Europe
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Summary

Francisco de Almeida — 'Alunzu di Almida' in al-Salabi — commander of the Portuguese fleet in the Indian Ocean 1.

Diu

His fleet met Husayn al-Kurdi's Mamluk expedition in 914/1508 and victory went to the Muslims; reinforced, the Portuguese returned and destroyed the Mamluk fleet at the famous battle of Diu in 915/1509 1.

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Participated in
Naval Battle of Diu
Opposed
حسين الكردي

People and things also explored

Naval Battle of Diu· حسين الكردي· The Portuguese reach the Indian Ocean; Jeddah walled

Sources

  1. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 195
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Naval Battle of Diu

Diu (1509): the Mamluk fleet under Husayn al-Kurdi beat the Portuguese at Chaul in 1508, then was destroyed off Diu when Almeida's reinforcements returned — a turning point that gave Portugal command of the Indian Ocean approaches.