Siege of Diu (1546)

Second siege of Diu
	Part of Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1560) and Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts
	; A battle between the Portuguese Armada and Turkish soldiers on horseback in Goa, western India
Date	20 April – 10 November 1546; (6 months and 3 weeks);
Location	Diu, Portuguese India20°43′N 70°59′E / 20.71°N 70.98°E
Result	Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire	Gujarat Sultanate; Ottoman Empire;
Commanders and leaders
João de Mascarenhas; João de Castro;	Khoja Zufar †
Strength
18 May: 440 men; 19 July: reinforcements consisting of 20 fustas and 6 caturs with men arrived; On 7 November, Governor Castro arrived with 35 fustas, caturs, 3 galeons, naus and gales, with 3,000 Portuguese and 300 Indian men;	10,000 men; 30 Ottoman ships;
Casualties and losses
More than 200	3,000 killed; 600 prisoners;
	Location of Diu in present-day India

20°N 71°E / 20°N 71°E / 20; 71

The 1546 siege of Diu, also known as the second siege of Diu was conducted by joint forces of the Ottoman Empire and Gujarat Sultanate against the Portuguese Indian city of Diu. It ended with a major Portuguese victory.