Siege of Diu (1538)

Second siege of Diu
	Part of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations and Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts
	; First siege of Diu. Suleiman, Ottoman general, is constrained to lift it, and run away. Lithograph by Manuel Luís da Costa, 1840
Date	26 Jun 1538 – 6 November 1538; (4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Location	Diu, Portuguese India20°43′N 70°59′E / 20.71°N 70.98°E
Result	Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire	Ottoman Empire; Gujarat Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
António da Silveira; Martim Afonso de Sousa; Francisco Pacheco	Suleyman Pasha ; Khadjar Safar (WIA)
Strength
600 men (garrison) ; 139 ships; 186 cannon	16,000 Gujarati ; 20,000–30,000 Ottomans; 79 ships; 130 cannon
Casualties and losses
All but 40 killed or wounded	Unknown casualties
	Siege of Diu (1538) Location within India

20°N 71°E / 20°N 71°E / 20; 71

The siege of Diu occurred when an army of the Sultanate of Gujarat under Khadjar Safar, aided by forces of the Ottoman Empire, attempted to capture the city of Diu in 1538, then held by the Portuguese. The siege was part of the Ottoman-Portuguese war. The Portuguese successfully resisted the four-month long siege.