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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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
naval battle
belligerent Calicut (Zamorin of Calicut)
linked to: Zamorin of Calicut

Gujarat Sultanate
Mamluk Sultanate
Ottoman Empire
Portuguese Empire
causeOf Portuguese retaliation in the Indian Ocean
combatantSide Mamluk-led coalition fleet
Portuguese fleet
commander Amir Husain Al-Kurdi
Lourenço de Almeida
Mirocem (Mir Hussein)
conflict Portuguese–Mamluk naval war
conflictType naval engagement
countryInvolved Kingdom of Calicut
Kingdom of Portugal
Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
linked to: Mamluk Sultanate

Sultanate of Gujarat
linked to: Gujarat Sultanate
date 1508
deathOf Lourenço de Almeida
era Age of Discovery
linked to: Age of Exploration
followedBy Battle of Diu (1509)
linked to: Battle of Diu
hasParticipant Gujaratis
linked to: Gujarati people

Mamluk navy
linked to: Bahri Mamluks

Portuguese navy
linked to: Portuguese Navy

forces of Calicut
historicalPeriod early 16th century
location Arabian Sea
Chaul
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
Portuguese–Mamluk conflict in the Indian Ocean
relatedTo Battle of Diu
Portuguese India
Portuguese–Egyptian conflicts over Red Sea and Indian Ocean trade
result Mamluk-led coalition victory
Portuguese defeat
significance contributed to Portuguese consolidation of power in the Indian Ocean
first major defeat of a Portuguese fleet in the Indian Ocean
strategicConsequence encouraged Portugal to build a stronger naval presence in the Indian Ocean
escalation of hostilities between Portugal and regional Muslim powers
theatre Arabian Sea trade routes
Indian Ocean
year 1508

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Francisco de Almeida notableBattle Battle of Chaul
Portuguese–Mamluk naval war hasPart Battle of Chaul