Siege of Diu (1531)

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The siege of Diu occurred when a combined Ottoman-Gujarati force defeated a Portuguese attempt to capture the city of Diu in 1531. The victory was partly the result of Ottoman firepower over the Portuguese besiegers deployed by Mustafa Bayram, an Ottoman expert.[14]

Date16 February 1531[1]
Location
Diu, Gujarat Sultanate
Result Ottoman–Gujarati victory
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First siege of Diu
Part of the Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts and Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts
Date16 February 1531[1]
Location
Diu, Gujarat Sultanate
Result Ottoman–Gujarati victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire
Gujarat Sultanate		 Portuguese Empire
Commanders and leaders
Khoja Zufar
Mustafa Bayram		 Nuno da Cunha
Strength
10,000[2]–12,000 men[3]
2 galleons[4]
70 oarships of various sizes[4]
several basilisks[5]

30,000 men,[10] including:

  • 3,560 Portuguese soldiers[11]
  • 2,000 Malabarese auxiliaries[11][12]
  • 8,000 combat slaves[11][7]
    • 3,000 slave gunners[11]
  • 1,450 Portuguese sailors[11][12]
  • 4,000 Malabarese sailors or rowers[11]
  • 800 junk ship crew[11]
Casualties and losses
800 31 dead[13]
120 wounded
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Shortly before the siege the Portuguese encountered roughly 800 enemy soldiers at Siyâl Bet island[a], engaged them in combat, and killed them all.[15] There were 9[16] or 17 Portuguese killed and 120 wounded.[17] They then sailed for Diu, but the Muslim alliance defeated them and killed 14.[18]

Although Diu was successfully defended, victory was short-lived: Diu was blockaded and the Portuguese armada was diverted towards more exposed Gujarati cities.[19] Ghogha, Surat, Mangrol, Somnath, Bassein, Tarapur, Kelva, Mahim, Bulsar, Agashi, Patam, Pate, and many smaller settlements were assaulted and sacked, some never recovering from the attacks.[20][21][12]

In 1534, Sultan Bahadur of Gujarat signed a peace treaty with Governor Nuno da Cunha, granting the Portuguese the territory of Bassein, including Bombay. In 1535, the Portuguese were allowed to construct a fortress at Diu.

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Notes

  • ^[a] Gujarati name for jackal island, one of three islands near Diu, João de Barros calls it Ilha de Bet.

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