Expedition to Kamaran

The Expedition to Kamaran in 1523 was an Ottoman expedition opposing the occupation of the Kamaran Island by the Portuguese. The Portuguese forces were destroyed and expelled from the Island by Selman Reis and Husayn al Rumi.[1][2][3][4][5]

Expedition to Kamaran
Part of Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts

Portuguese depiction of kamaran island
Date1523
Location
Kamaran, Yemen
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
 Portuguese Empire  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Selman Reis
Husayn al-Rumi
Strength
Unknown 4,000 men
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

In 1523 Selman Reis went on an expedition in the Red Sea.[2] During this expedition Selman Reis discovered that the Kamaran Island was occupied recently by the Portuguese,[1][4]The Portuguese used their base to raid the coast of Arabia,[4] Salman Reis and Husayn al Rumi had an Ottoman force composed of 4,000 men. After their arrival in Yemen, the Ottomans attacked the Portuguese which resulted in the complete destruction and expulsion of Portuguese forces and the occupation of the island by the Ottomans.[1][2][3][6][7]

References
  1. Shah, Azmat Ali. "OTTOMAN DOMINATION IN THE ARAB LAND AND IT’S EFFECTS ON MUSLIM INDIA." p.11.
  2. Öztuna, Yılmaz. Kanuni Sultan Süleyman. Turkey: Kültür Bakanlığı, 1989.
  3. Öztuna, Yılmaz. Başlangıcından zamanımıza kadar büyük Türkiye tarihi: Türkiye'nin siyasî, medenî, kültür, teşkilât ve san'at tarihi. Turkey: Ötüken Yayınevi, 1977.
  4. Qutb ad-Dīn an-Nahrawālī. 1511-1582. al-Barq al-Yamānī fī al-fatḥ al-ʿUṯmānī. p .39
  5. Gábor Ágoston, The Last Muslim Conquest: The Ottoman Empire and Its Wars in Europe, p. 229
  6. Sind University Research Journal: Arts series. Humanities & social sciences, Vol 9
  7. Gerald De Gaury, Rulers of Mecca, p. 126
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