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...
On 10 Sha’ban 931 AH, converted by TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi as 2 June 1525, Selman Reis submitted a report to Grand Vizier Ibrahim Pasha. It discussed the India sea route, coastal security,...
