Ottoman expedition reaches Aden

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Ottoman forces established a foothold in Zabid and extended control across parts of the Tihama. The coastal lowlands were strategically valuable for ports, customs and routes around the Red Sea, but...