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| Capture of Aden | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Ottoman Empire | Aden rebels | ||||||||
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| Piri Reis | Mohammed | ||||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
Thecapture of Aden of 1548 was accomplished whenOttomans underPiri Reis managed to suppress a local rebellion in the harbour ofAden,Yemen, on 26 February 1548.[1]
Aden had already been captured by the Ottomans forSuleiman the Magnificent in 1538 byHadim Suleiman Pasha, in order to provide an Ottoman base for raids against Portuguese possessions on the western coast ofIndia.[2] Sailing on to India, the Ottomans failed against the Portuguese at theSiege of Diu in September 1538, but then returned to Aden where they fortified the city with 100 pieces of artillery.[2][3]
From this base, Sulayman Pasha managed to take control of the whole country of Yemen, also takingSanaa.[2] In 1547, Aden arose against the Ottomans however and invited the Portuguese instead, so that the Portuguese were in control of the city.[4]
Ali bin Suleyman al-Tawlaki who was a local chieftain fought the Ottoman navy of 60 ships of various sizes which arrived on 15 November 1547 until he died, then he was succeeded by his son, Mohammed, who kept resisting until a small Portuguese fleet of 3 ships arrived on 19 January 1548. However, the Portuguese were forced to retreat toZeila, where 120 sailors were captured, and their ships were burned. Eventually, the Ottomans managed to win and the city was captured byPiri Reis on 26 February 1548.[5]
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