Ottoman-Portuguese conflicts (1586-1589)

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Were armed military engagements which took place between the Portuguese Empire and the Ottoman Empire along the coast of eastern Africa.

Chronology

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1. Ottoman backed revolt of Indian Ocean coast

Was a revolt backed by the Ottomans in the East African coast against Portuguese rule.

January 1587: In 1586, at Pate island, Mir Ali Bey, a prominent Ottoman naval commander, captured a Portuguese merchant carrack. This event was part of the ongoing conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Portuguese Empire for control of trade routes and territories in the Indian Ocean.

January 1586: Ottoman conquest of Mombasa.

January 1587: Barawa and Faza declared their support and allegiance to the Ottoman Empire.

January 1582: Muscat conquered by Ottoman Empire.

January 1587: At Mogadishu, Mir Ali Bey convinced its inhabitants to rebel against the Portuguese.

January 1587: The Ottomans occupied Mombasa and built a fort there.

January 1587: In 1586, Mir Ali Bey captured a small galley belonging to Roque de Brito Falcão in Lamu, a port city in present-day Kenya. The king of Lamu handed over Portuguese refugees to the Ottoman Empire, marking a shift in power dynamics in the region.

2. Portuguese Counterattack

Were a series of Portuguese military actions against African rebels and the Ottomans during the Ottoman-Portuguese conflicts (1586-1589).

May 1589: After capturing the Ottoman corsair Mir Ali Bey, the Portuguese reestablished suzerainty over the entire Swahili coast, using diplomacy or force of arms.

March 1589: Battle of Mombasa.

January 1589: Muscat conquered by portugal.