Event Ottoman-Portuguese conflicts (1538-1559)

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Were a series of confrontations between the Portuguese Empire and the Ottoman Empire that took place in the Indian Ocean, the Persian Gulf, and the Red Sea.

Chronology

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  • January 1539: Aden was ruled by the Ottoman Empire between 1538 and 1547.
  • January 1551: In 1550, the inhabitants of Al-Hasa voluntarily submitted to the rule of the Ottomans, preferring them to the Portuguese.
  • January 1558: In 1557 the Ottoman captured the port of Massawa.
  • September 1552: The Turks captured Muscat from the Portuguese.
  • February 1548: The Capture of Aden of 1548 was accomplished when Ottomans under Piri Reis managed to take the harbour of Aden in Yemen from the Portuguese.
  • January 1553: In 1552, the Turks, led by Ottoman admiral Piri Reis, captured Muscat from the Portuguese in a significant event known as the Capture of Muscat. This marked a turning point in the struggle for control over the strategic port city in the Arabian Peninsula.
  • January 1558: In 1557 the Ottoman captured the port of Massawa.