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| conflict = Siege of Diu (1531)|<br />
| partof = the [[Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts]]|<br />
| date = 1531|<br />
| place = [[Diu, India|Diu]], [[Gujarat Sultanate]]|<br />
| result = Ottoman-Gujarati victory|<br />
| combatant1 = {{flag|Ottoman Empire}}<br/>{{flagicon image|Gujarat Sultanate Flag.gif}} [[Gujarat Sultanate]]<br />
| combatant2 = {{flag|Portuguese Empire}}<br />
| commander1 = [[Mustafa bayram|Mustafa Bayram]]<br />
| commander2 = [[Nuno da Cunha]]<br />
| strength1 = 12,000 men<ref>Monteiro, Saturnino. (1991) ''Portuguese Sea Battles – Volume II: Christianity, Commerce and Corso 1522–1538'' pp.220–221</ref><br/> 1 galleon{{sfn|Monteiro|1991|p=220,221}}<br/> 17 galleys{{sfn|Monteiro|1991|p=220,221}}<br/> several [[Basilisk (cannon)|basilisks]]{{sfn|Monteiro|1991|p=220,221}}|<br />
| strength2 = About 400<ref>Gaspar Correia (1495-1561). [http://purl.pt/12121/3/var-2327/var-2327_item3/index.html#/402 ''Lendas da Índia''] 1858 edition, Typographia da Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa, p. 390</ref> vessels:<br/> <br />
*14 galleons{{sfn|Correia|1858|p=390}}<br />
*6 ''naus''{{sfn|Correia|1858|p=390}}<br />
*2 war caravels{{sfn|Correia|1858|p=390}}<br />
*5 large supply junks{{sfn|Correia|1858|p=390}}<br />
*2 [[galleass]]es{{sfn|Correia|1858|p=390}}<br />
*12 galleys{{sfn|Correia|1858|p=390}}<br />
*16 half-galleys{{sfn|Correia|1858|p=390}}<br />
*228 light-galleys{{sfn|Correia|1858|p=390}}<br />
*115 small craft and merchantships{{sfn|Correia|1858|p=390}}<br />
30,000 men,<ref>Gaspar Correia (1495-1561). [http://purl.pt/12121/3/var-2327/var-2327_item3/index.html#/404 ''Lendas da Índia''] 1858 edition, Typographia da Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa, p. 392</ref> including: <br/> <br />
*3,560 Portuguese soldiers{{sfn|Correia|1858|p=392}}<br />
*2,000 Malabarese auxiliaries{{sfn|Correia|1858|p=392}}<br />
*8,000 combatant slaves{{sfn|Correia|1858|p=392}}<br />
**3,000 slave gunners{{sfn|Correia|1858|p=392}}<br />
*1,400 Portuguese sailors{{sfn|Correia|1858|p=392}}<br />
*4,000 Malabarese sailors or rowers{{sfn|Correia|1858|p=392}} <br />
*800 junk ship crew{{sfn|Correia|1858|p=392}}|<br />
| casualties1 = |<br />
| casualties2 = |<br />
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The '''siege of Diu''' occurred when a combined [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]]-[[Gujarat Sultanate|Gujarati]] force defeated a [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] attempt to capture the city of [[Diu, India|Diu]] in 1531. The victory was partly the result of Ottoman firepower over the Portuguese besiegers deployed by [[Mustafa bayram|Mustafa Bayram]], an Ottoman expert.<ref>Guns for the sultan: military power and the weapons industry in the Ottoman Empire, Gábor Ágoston, page 194, 2005</ref><br />
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Although Diu was successfully defended, victory was short-lived: the Portuguese armada was simply diverted towards more exposed Gujarati cities to the east. [[Ghogha]], [[Surat]], Mangrol, Somnath, Bassein, and many smaller settlements were assaulted and sacked, and some never recovered from the attacks.<ref>Pearson, Michael Naylor (1976). Merchants and Rulers in Gujarat: The Response to the Portuguese in the Sixteenth Century. University of California Press, pg. 76</ref><br />
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In 1534, [[Sultan Bahadur of Gujarat]] signed [[Treaty of Bassein (1534)|a peace treaty]] with Governor Nuno da Cunha, granting the Portuguese the territory of [[Vasai|Bassein]], including Bombay. In 1535, the Portuguese were allowed to construct a fortress at Diu.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Siege of Diu]] <br />
* [[Second Siege of Diu]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Military history of India]]<br />
[[Category:Diu, India]]<br />
[[Category:Sieges of the Early Modern era]]<br />
[[Category:Sieges involving Portugal|Diu (1531)]]<br />
[[Category:Sieges involving the Ottoman Empire|Diu, 1531]]<br />
[[Category:Conflicts in 1531]]<br />
[[Category:1531 in India]]<br />
[[Category:1531 in the Ottoman Empire]]</div>->Chris the speller