Siege of Hormuz (1552)

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Siege of Hormuz
Part of Ottoman campaign against Hormuz
Location
Hormuz
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire Ottoman Empire

The Siege of Hormuz was a military confrontation between the Portuguese Empire and the Ottoman Empire at Hormuz in September 1552. The Portuguese successfully resisted the siege from the Ottomans.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lambton, Ann K. S.; Lewis, Bernard (1984). The Cambridge History of Islam. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-521-29135-4.