Portuguese expedition to the Red Sea

Target entity: Portuguese expedition to the Red Sea
Context triple: [Portuguese–Mamluk naval war, significantEvent, Portuguese expedition to the Red Sea]

• A. Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542)
  The Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) was a military campaign in which a small Portuguese force, led by Cristóvão da Gama, aided the Ethiopian Empire against the Muslim Adal Sultanate during the Ethiopian–Adal war.
• B. Portuguese expedition of 1381–1382
  The Portuguese expedition of 1381–1382 was an English-led military campaign to the Iberian Peninsula during the late 14th-century conflicts over the Portuguese and Castilian thrones.
• C. Loaísa expedition
  The Loaísa expedition was a 16th-century Spanish voyage led by García Jofre de Loaísa that attempted to reach the Spice Islands via the Strait of Magellan, becoming one of the earliest major Pacific expeditions after Magellan.
• D. Portuguese expansion into North Africa
  Portuguese expansion into North Africa was a series of early 15th- and 16th-century military and maritime campaigns through which Portugal seized key coastal cities and fortresses across the Maghreb, laying foundations for its wider overseas empire.
• E. Second Portuguese India Armada
  The Second Portuguese India Armada was a 1500–1501 naval expedition led by Pedro Álvares Cabral that both reinforced Portugal’s presence in the Indian Ocean and resulted in the European discovery of Brazil.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Portuguese expedition to the Red Sea
Target entity description: The Portuguese expedition to the Red Sea was a 16th-century naval campaign by Portugal aimed at challenging Mamluk and Ottoman control of key Red Sea trade routes and undermining Muslim dominance over the spice trade.

• A. Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542)
  The Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) was a military campaign in which a small Portuguese force, led by Cristóvão da Gama, aided the Ethiopian Empire against the Muslim Adal Sultanate during the Ethiopian–Adal war.
• B. Portuguese expedition of 1381–1382
  The Portuguese expedition of 1381–1382 was an English-led military campaign to the Iberian Peninsula during the late 14th-century conflicts over the Portuguese and Castilian thrones.
• C. Loaísa expedition
  The Loaísa expedition was a 16th-century Spanish voyage led by García Jofre de Loaísa that attempted to reach the Spice Islands via the Strait of Magellan, becoming one of the earliest major Pacific expeditions after Magellan.
• D. Portuguese expansion into North Africa
  Portuguese expansion into North Africa was a series of early 15th- and 16th-century military and maritime campaigns through which Portugal seized key coastal cities and fortresses across the Maghreb, laying foundations for its wider overseas empire.
• E. Second Portuguese India Armada
  The Second Portuguese India Armada was a 1500–1501 naval expedition led by Pedro Álvares Cabral that both reinforced Portugal’s presence in the Indian Ocean and resulted in the European discovery of Brazil.
• F. None of above. chosen