Portuguese–Mamluk naval war

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The Portuguese–Mamluk naval war was an early 16th-century conflict in the Indian Ocean between the Portuguese Empire and the Mamluk Sultanate (often with local allies) over control of the spice trade and key maritime routes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict
naval war
combatType blockade operations
commerce raiding
naval warfare
conflictBelligerent Calicut
Kingdom of Portugal
Mamluk Sultanate
Portuguese Empire
Gujarat Sultanate
surface form: Sultanate of Gujarat

Republic of Venice
surface form: Venetian Republic
conflictCause Portuguese attempt to bypass traditional Red Sea and Levantine trade routes
control of maritime routes between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean
control of the spice trade
endTime 1517
followedBy Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts in the Indian Ocean
surface form: Portuguese–Ottoman conflicts in the Indian Ocean
hasPart Battle of Chaul
Battle of Diu
surface form: Battle of Diu (1509)

Portuguese attack on Jeddah (1517)
hasStrategicObjective disrupting Mamluk and Venetian spice revenues
protecting Portuguese sea route around the Cape of Good Hope
securing Portuguese control of the pepper trade
historicalPeriod early 16th century
location Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Oman
coasts of Arabia
coasts of India
mainTheater Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
opponentOf Mamluk Sultanate
Portuguese Empire
participant Afonso de Albuquerque
Amir Husain Al-Kurdi
Francisco de Almeida
Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri
surface form: Sultan Qansuh al-Ghawri

Venetian merchants
relatedTo Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery

Mamluk Sultanate
surface form: Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt

Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean
spice trade
result Portuguese dominance of key Indian Ocean trade routes
Portuguese victory
decline of Mamluk influence in the Indian Ocean
weakening of Red Sea spice route
significantEvent Battle of Chaul
Battle of Diu
surface form: Battle of Diu (1509)

Portuguese expedition to the Red Sea
startTime 1505

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Afonso de Albuquerque participantIn Portuguese–Mamluk naval war
Francisco de Almeida conflict Portuguese–Mamluk naval war
this entity surface form: Portuguese–Mamluk naval war in the Indian Ocean