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Siege of Jeddah

Siege of Jeddah was a naval engagement fought in 1517 at Jeddah, in what is now Saudi Arabia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Jeddah. It was part of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations, which ran from 1538 to 1718. The recorded result: Ottoman–Mamluk victory. Recorded strength: 36 to 43 sails (15 naus), 1,800 to 5,400 men against 19 ships, 3,000 soldiers (including 1,300 Turks).

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Fought1517
WhereJeddah, Saudi Arabia21.529N, 39.161E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeOttoman–Mamluk victory
BelligerentsPortuguese EmpireagainstOttoman Empire; Mamluk Sultanate
Casualties and losses2 or 3 ships destroyedand1 ship partially damaged due to accident fire
Part ofOttoman–Portuguese confrontations1538 to 1718

Where it sits in Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations

Siege of Jeddah, 1517Siege of Diu, 1531Battle of the Bay of Velez, 1553Capture of Muscat, 1581Sinking of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição, 1621Action of 26 May 1789, 1789Action of 15 August 1799, 179915171799Siege of Jeddah, 1517
7 placed engagements of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1517 (year precision)
PlaceJeddah, Saudi Arabia
21.529N, 39.161E
KindNaval engagement, early modern
Strength36 to 43 sails (15 naus), 1,800 to 5,400 men19 ships, 3,000 soldiers (including 1,300 Turks)
Casualties and losses2 or 3 ships destroyed1 ship partially damaged due to accident fire
Commanders
  • Lopo Soares de Albergaria
  • Selman Reis
  • Amir Husain Al-Kurdi
Siege of JeddahSiege of JeddahBattle of JeddahBattle of FakhkhSiege of MeccaSiege of MeccaBattle of MeccaBattle of FakhkhAt Taif100 km21.529N, 39.161E
Placed at Jeddah; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Jeddah is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 71 in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19610920, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Jeddah, revision 1376049387, 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.