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Action of 1546[edit]
In 1546, the Acehnese attacked a Portuguese junk belonging to Antonio de Sousa and successfully captured it. Due to this, the Portuguese governor, João de Castro, ordered all Portuguese ships to sail in convoy from India to Malacca.[1][2]
Battle of Maldives 1562[edit]
In 1565, the Portuguese received word that five Acehnese galleons loaded with pepper, spices and other goods were preparing to depart to Mecca while 9 Ottoman galleys coming to escort them. Hearing this, the Portuguese dispatched a force of 5 galleons and six galleys to Maldives to intercept them. Having learned of their arrival, the commander, Diego Pereyra, divided his forces into two and patrolled the Maldives channels. The Ottomans made a ruse and fired their cannons at several locations; they convinced both patrols that they had encountered the enemy.[3] One Acehnese ship of 400 men ran into one of the galleons, Sao Sebastiao. The galleon began boarding the ship, and fierce fighting ensued. Both ships caught fire and destoryed.[4] The rest of the Ottoman-Acehnese ships successfully evaded the Portuguese.[5]
- ^ Amirul Hadi, p. 77
- ^ Charles Ralph Boxer (1985), Portuguese conquest and commerce in southern Asia, 1500–1750, p. 105 [1]
- ^ Giancarlo Casale (2010), The Ottoman Age of Exploration, p. 127
- ^ C. R. Boxer, A Note on Portuguese Reactions to the Revival of the Red Sea Spice Trade and the Rise of Atjeh, 1540-1600, p.419.[2]
- ^ Giancarlo Casale (2010), The Ottoman Age of Exploration, p. 127