Atlas of Battles

war, 16 engagements

Battles of Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560

The atlas places 16 engagements of Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560 (1538 to 1557): 6 battles, 6 sieges and 4 naval actions across 9 present-day countries, most in India (3), Saudi Arabia (2), Egypt (2).

See them on the globe

Battle of SuakinBattle of El TorBattle of SuezBattle of Bab al-MandabSiege of QatifSiege of HormuzBattle of PunnaikayalBattle of the Strait of HormuzBattle of the Gulf of OmanBattle of KamaranSiege of DiuAttack on JeddahSecond Siege of DiuCapture of AdenCapture of MuscatSiege of BahrainSiege of DiuAttack on JeddahSecond Siege of DiuCapture of AdenCapture of MuscatSiege of BahrainBengaluruAddis AbabaDubaiNew DelhiKarachiLahoreHyderabadAhmedabadKhartoumPune2000 km19.299N, 55.331E
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1538: 1 engagements1541: 4 engagements4 in 15411546: 1 engagements1548: 1 engagements1551: 2 engagements1552: 2 engagements1553: 2 engagements1554: 1 engagements1559: 1 engagements1560: 1 engagements15381560
16 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

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, 156015381560
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
July 1538Siege of DiuDiu, IndiaPortuguese victory
1541Attack on JeddahJeddah, Saudi ArabiaOttoman–Meccan victory
1541Battle of SuakinSuakin, SudanPortuguese victory
1541Battle of El TorEl-Tor, EgyptPortuguese victory
26 April 1541Battle of SuezSuez, EgyptOttoman victory
10 November 1546Second Siege of DiuDiu, IndiaPortuguese victory
26 February 1548Capture of AdenAden, YemenOttoman victory
1551Battle of Bab al-MandabBab-el-Mandeb, Djibouti
1551Siege of QatifQatif governorate, Saudi ArabiaPortuguese victory
July 1552Capture of MuscatOld Muscat, OmanOttoman victory
1552Siege of HormuzHormuz Island, IranPortuguese victory
1553Battle of PunnaikayalPunnakayal Gram Panchayat, IndiaAllied victory
1553Battle of the Strait of HormuzStrait of Hormuz, OmanPortuguese victory
10 August 1554Battle of the Gulf of OmanGulf of OmanPortuguese victory
June 1559Siege of BahrainBahrainPortuguese victory
1560Battle of KamaranBab-el-Mandeb, Djibouti

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560 (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.