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'''Yahya Saleh''' was a [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] [[Admiral]] and voyager from [[Surat]]. He was a navigator and devout Muslim sailor. He entered Mughal service during the rule of [[Akbar]] and in 1577 was trusted to lead members of the [[Mughal Emperor]]'s personal [[harem]] to the Islamic holy cities of [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]]. Yahya Saleh continued to lead pilgrimages for the next three years until 1580, and present gifts and [[Sadaqah]] to humble authorities of Mecca and Medina.<br />
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He probably aided [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[Admiral]] [[Hadım Suleiman Pasha]] and his fleet of 70 [[Xebec]]s during the [[Siege of Diu (1538)|siege of Diu]] in 1538. He objected and resented Akbar's relations with the Portuguese at [[Diu, India|Diu]] and [[Goa]]. He made personal efforts to defend both [[Surat]] and [[Janjira State|Janjira]] from any impending Portuguese threat.<ref name="Percival 14">[https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-08AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA14 ''The Cambridge history of the British Empire'', Volume 2, by Arthur Percival Newton p.14]</ref><br />
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