Battle of al-Shihr (1531)

The battle of al-Shihr was a conflict between the Ottoman admiral Khoja Zufar and Portuguese forces that arrived at the port of al-Shihr in 1531.[1][2]

Battle of al-Shihr
Part of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations
Date1531
Location
Al-Shihr, Yemen
Result Ottoman victory[1][2][3]
Belligerents
 Portuguese Empire

 Ottoman Empire

Kathiri Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Manoel de Vasconcellos Khoja Zufar
Sultan Badr
Strength
9 sails 100 levends
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

In 1530 Mustafa Bey and Khoja Zufar arrived at the port of al-Shihr in Yemen.[1] The Ottomans advised the Sultan of al-Shihr, Badr, to not submit to the Portuguese and left cannons and 100 levends with the Sultan of al-Shihr.[1] Mustafa Bey left al-Shihr in December 1530 while Khoja Zufar remained with Badr.[1] A Portuguese force of 9 sails led by Manoel de Vasconcellos immediately arrived at the port of al-Shihr, however, Khoja Zufar prevented the Portuguese from entering al-Shihr, he defeated and drove out the Portuguese forces.[4][2][5][3][6][7]

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References
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  2. Tarih Enstitüsü dergisi. Turkey: İstanbul Üniversitesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi, Tarih Enstitüsü, 1974.
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  7. ابن حميد الكندي, العدّة المفيدة الجامعة لتواريخ قديمة وحديثة مكتبة الإرشاد، صنعاء عام 1991م, صفحة 168
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