📅 1538
Ottoman naval and military forces under Hadım Süleyman Pasha seized Aden during a campaign intended to secure Red Sea routes and challenge Portuguese influence. Ottoman expansion tied Yemen to an...
📅 28 Juni 1538
An eighty-vessel fleet carrying troops and siege artillery departed Suez under Hadım Süleyman Pasha. The expedition was directed toward the Indian Ocean and the Portuguese stronghold at Diu, but its...
📅 3 Augustus 1538
Ottoman troops entered Aden after Hadım Süleyman Pasha summoned Amir ibn Da’ud aboard his flagship. Amir and several officials were arrested and executed; troops occupied the port, plundered the city,...
📅 19 Augustus 1538
After sixteen days in Aden, Hadım Süleyman Pasha sailed toward Gujarat, leaving Behram Bey, a garrison, and ships behind. The departure extended Ottoman operations into the Indian Ocean while...
📅 27 November 1538
Returning from the failed siege of Portuguese-held Diu, Hadım Süleyman Pasha’s fleet stopped at Shihr on the Hadramawt coast. The ruler of Shihr accepted Ottoman authority during the return...
