page_title: Siege of Diu
section_title: The Siege
hierarchical_section_title: Siege of Diu / The Siege
caption_attribution_description: English: Zaporozhian Cossacks in chaika boats attacking Turkish galleys in the Black Sea. Original held in British Library, London. Original title: Sloane 3584 f.78v Turkish galleys in battle, c.1636
context_page_description: The Siege of Diu occurred when an army of the Sultanate of Gujarat under Khadjar Safar, aided by forces of the Ottoman Empire, attempted to capture the city of Diu in 1538, then held by the Portuguese. The Portuguese successfully resisted the four months long siege. It is part of The Ottoman-Portuguese War.
context_section_description: The captain of Diu at the time was the experienced António da Silveira, former captain of Bassein and Hormuz who had participated in the Portuguese-Gujarati War of 1531–34. The Portuguese fortress housed about 3,000 people, of which solely 600 were soldiers.
caption: Turkish galleys, 17th century
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