Battle of Chaul
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The Battle of Chaul was a 1508 naval engagement off the Indian west coast in which a Portuguese fleet was defeated by a Mamluk-led coalition, helping trigger subsequent Portuguese retaliation and consolidation of power in the Indian Ocean.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Chaul canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Calicut (Zamorin of Calicut)
NERFINISHED
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Gujarat Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf | Portuguese retaliation in the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Mamluk-led coalition fleet
ⓘ
Portuguese fleet ⓘ |
| commander |
Amir Husain Al-Kurdi
NERFINISHED
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Lourenço de Almeida NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirocem (Mir Hussein) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Portuguese–Mamluk naval war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval engagement ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Calicut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Sultanate of Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1508 ⓘ |
| deathOf | Lourenço de Almeida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Discovery
|
| followedBy | Battle of Diu (1509) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Gujaratis
NERFINISHED
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Mamluk navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese navy NERFINISHED ⓘ forces of Calicut ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
| location |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
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Chaul NERFINISHED ⓘ west coast of India ⓘ |
| objective | control of Indian Ocean spice trade routes ⓘ |
| opposingForceStrength | Mamluk-led coalition fleet stronger than Portuguese fleet ⓘ |
| partOf |
Portuguese expansion into the Indian Ocean
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Portuguese–Mamluk conflict in the Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Diu
NERFINISHED
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Portuguese India NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese–Egyptian conflicts over Red Sea and Indian Ocean trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Mamluk-led coalition victory
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Portuguese defeat ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to Portuguese consolidation of power in the Indian Ocean
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first major defeat of a Portuguese fleet in the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
encouraged Portugal to build a stronger naval presence in the Indian Ocean
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escalation of hostilities between Portugal and regional Muslim powers ⓘ |
| theatre |
Arabian Sea trade routes
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Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1508 ⓘ |
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