Afonso de Albuquerque’s fleet landed and attacked Aden but failed to seize the port. The attempt sought control over Red Sea access and Indian Ocean commerce. Aden’s defenders and local political...
An Egyptian Mamluk army under Barsbay captured Taiz during its campaign in Yemen. The campaign had been assembled amid Portuguese pressure in the Red Sea, but it displaced Tahirid authority and...
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi dates Amir’s killing to 23 Rabi I 923 AH, corresponding to 15 April 1517. His death closed Tahirid rule, while Mamluk forces held much of the lowlands and Yahya Sharaf al-Din...
