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Event war Middle East

Ottoman-Portuguese Wars

1538 CE – 1559 CE

A struggle for control of Indian Ocean trade routes as the Portuguese disrupted centuries-old Muslim trade networks. The Ottomans ultimately failed to dislodge Portugal from its Indian strongholds.

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Conflict · Middle East

Ottoman-Portuguese Wars

1538 CE – 1559 CE

A struggle for control of Indian Ocean trade routes as the Portuguese disrupted centuries-old Muslim trade networks. The Ottomans ultimately failed to dislodge Portugal from its Indian strongholds.

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