Capture of Aden | |||||||
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Part of Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1559) | |||||||
Ottoman fleet in the Indian Ocean in the 16th century. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ottoman Empire | Portuguese Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Piri Reis | Âli bin Süleyman el-Tavlakî † | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 3 Portuguese ships burned, 120 Portuguese sailors enslaved ,Âli bin Süleyman el-Tavlakî killed |
The capture of Aden of 1548 was accomplished when Ottomans under Piri Reis managed to take the harbour of Aden in Yemen from the Portuguese on 26 February 1548.[1]