Siege of Bahrain (1529)

Nuno then dispatched his brother Simao de Cunha with a force of 400 men and 5 ships,^[6][7] they arrived in Bahrain on 20 September, and the rebels had 800 men, Badr al-Din refused to surrender.^[8][9] Simao then began bombarding the fort, however, little damage was done, he kept bombarding it until half of the gunpowder, Simao expected the fort to fall easily as he was told, Simao then ordered his men to land ashore alongside the cannons, there he again bombarded the fort until all the gunpowder was almost used, Simao then held a council to decide whether to assault the fortress by climbing its walls or ask help from Ormus, the council decided not to attack the fort until reinforcements arrive, they then dispatched a ship to Ormus, however, it didn't arrive after 14 days, during which a plague struck the Portuguese which killed 200 men and struck the rest, it is said only 50 remained were capable of fighting,^[10][11][12] the ship had finally arrived to Bahrain Simao then decided to re-embark. No one was able to carry the cannons to the ships; ropes were tied to the sick and dragged to the ships since they lacked sailors who were experienced at sea. A storm hit the ships, and they all sank except one; Simao died at sea by the plague.^[13][14]

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• Mohammed Hameed Salman, Aspects Of Portuguese Rule In The Arabian Gulf, 1521–1622.
• Falih Handhal, Arab and Portuguese in History from 711 to 1720.
• Frederick Charles Danvers, The Portuguese In India, Vol I.