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Battle of Punnaikayal

Battle of Punnaikayal was a battle fought in 1553 at Punnakayal Gram Panchayat, in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Punnakayal Gram Panchayat. It was part of Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560, which ran from 1538 to 1557. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 50.

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Fought1553
WherePunnakayal Gram Panchayat, India8.632N, 78.112E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsVijayanagara Empire; Madurai NayakasKingdom of Calicut; Ottoman EmpireagainstPortuguese Empire
Part ofOttoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–15601538 to 1557

Where it sits in Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560

Siege of Diu, 1538Attack on Jeddah, 1541Battle of Suakin, 1541Battle of El Tor, 1541Battle of Suez, 1541Second Siege of Diu, 1546Capture of Aden, 1548Battle of Bab al-Mandab, 1551Siege of Qatif, 1551Capture of Muscat, 1552Siege of Hormuz, 1552Battle of Punnaikayal, 1553Battle of the Strait of Hormuz, 1553Battle of the Gulf of Oman, 1554Siege of Bahrain, 1559Battle of Kamaran, 156015381560Battle of Punnaikayal, 1553
16 placed engagements of Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1553 (year precision)
PlacePunnakayal Gram Panchayat, India
8.632N, 78.112E
KindBattle, early modern
StrengthUnknown50
Commanders
  • Vishwanatha Nayak
  • Ariyanatha Mudaliar
  • Seydi Ali Reis
  • Piri Reis
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Placed at Punnakayal Gram Panchayat; 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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Battle of Punnaikayal is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q133236850, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Punnaikayal, revision 1383014610, 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.