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Battle of Diu

Battle of Diu was a naval engagement fought on 3 February 1509 at Daman and Diu. The recorded result: Portuguese victory.

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Diu - gate to the Diu Town. Aotearoa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought3 February 1509
WhereDaman and Diu20.000N, 71.000E
OutcomePortuguese victory
BelligerentsPortuguese EmpireagainstMamluk Sultanate; Gujarat Sultanate; Kingdom of Calicut

Record

Date3 February 1509
PlaceDaman and Diu
20.000N, 71.000E
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength9 carracks; 6 caravels; 2 galleys; 1 brigantine; 800 Portuguese; 400 Nairs10 carracks; 6 heavy galleys; 30 light galleys; 70–150 boats; 450 Mamluks; 4,000–5,000 Gujaratis
Casualties and losses332 total; 32 killed; 300 woundedAll Mamluk ships sunk or captured; 4 Gujarati carracks captured; 1,300 Gujaratis killed; 428 Mamluks killed
Commanders
  • Don (honorific)
  • Francisco de Almeida
  • Amir Husain Al-Kurdi
  • Malik Ayyaz
  • Kunjali Marakkar
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Elsewhere in 1509

Battle of Diu is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1628477, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Diu, revision 1383639187, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.