Siege of Jeddah

| result = Ottoman–Mamluk victory

| result = Ottoman–Mamluk victory

| combatant1 = {{flag|Portuguese Empire}}

| combatant1 = {{flag|Portuguese Empire}}

| combatant2 = {{flag|Ottoman Empire|red}}
{{flag|Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt}}

| combatant2 = {{flag|Ottoman Empire|red}}
{{flagcountry|Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt}}

| commander1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Portugal (1521).svg}} [[Lopo Soares de Albergaria]]

| commander1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Portugal (1521).svg}} [[Lopo Soares de Albergaria]]

| commander2 = {{flagicon|Ottoman Empire|red}} [[Selman Reis]]
{{flagicon|Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt}} [[Amir Husain Al-Kurdi]]

| commander2 = {{flagicon|Ottoman Empire|red}} [[Selman Reis]]
{{flagdeco|Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt}} [[Amir Husain Al-Kurdi]]

| strength1 = 36 to 43 sails (15 naus), 1,800 to 5,400 menConquistadores, Mercenaries, and Missionaries: The Failed Portuguese Dominion of the Red Sea’, Northeast African...Andreu Martínez d'Alòs-Moner, p. 8

| strength1 = 36 to 43 sails (15 naus), 1,800 to 5,400 menConquistadores, Mercenaries, and Missionaries: The Failed Portuguese Dominion of the Red Sea’, Northeast African...Andreu Martínez d'Alòs-Moner, p. 8

| strength2 = 19 ships, 3,000 soldiers (including 1,300 Turks)[{{Google books |plainurl=yes |id=Ovg_RQlklU4C |page=321 }} ''An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, Volume 1'' by Halil İnalcik p.321''ff'']

| strength2 = 19 ships, 3,000 soldiers (including 1,300 Turks)[{{Google books |plainurl=yes |id=Ovg_RQlklU4C |page=321 }} ''An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, Volume 1'' by Halil İnalcik p.321''ff'']

{{Campaignbox Portuguese-Turkish War}}

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The '''siege of Jeddah''' was a naval battle that took place in the harbor of [[Jeddah]] between a [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] expeditionary force under [[Lopo Soares de Albergaria]] and [[Mamluk Sultanate|Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt]], [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] elements under [[Selman Reis]].Serjeant, R. B. (1974). ''The Portuguese off the South Arabian Coast: Hadramī chronicles, with Yemeni and European accounts of Dutch pirates of mocha in the seventeenth century''. Librairie du Liban. 50-51, citing al-Shiḥrī The Portuguese fleet arrived off the city’s coast on Easter day, 1517 (12 April), Hijri year 923, and moored in the channel.Meloy, J. L. (2010). ''Imperial power and Maritime Trade: Mecca and Cairo in the later Middle Ages''. Published by the Middle East Documentation Center on behalf of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago. 223. After a quick naval action that day with few casualties, shore artillery prevented the Portuguese from landing, and weather ultimately caused them to withdraw.Meloy, J. L. (2010). ''Imperial power and Maritime Trade: Mecca and Cairo in the later Middle Ages''. Published by the Middle East Documentation Center on behalf of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago. 223, citing Gaspar Correa’s ''Lendas da India''

The '''siege of Jeddah''' was a naval battle that took place in the harbor of [[Jeddah]] between a [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] expeditionary force under [[Lopo Soares de Albergaria]] and [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] elements under [[Selman Reis]].Serjeant, R. B. (1974). ''The Portuguese off the South Arabian Coast: Hadramī chronicles, with Yemeni and European accounts of Dutch pirates of mocha in the seventeenth century''. Librairie du Liban. 50-51, citing al-Shiḥrī The Portuguese fleet arrived off the city’s coast on Easter day, 1517 (12 April), Hijri year 923, and moored in the channel.Meloy, J. L. (2010). ''Imperial power and Maritime Trade: Mecca and Cairo in the later Middle Ages''. Published by the Middle East Documentation Center on behalf of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago. 223. After a quick naval action that day with few casualties, shore artillery prevented the Portuguese from landing, and weather ultimately caused them to withdraw.Meloy, J. L. (2010). ''Imperial power and Maritime Trade: Mecca and Cairo in the later Middle Ages''. Published by the Middle East Documentation Center on behalf of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago. 223, citing Gaspar Correa’s ''Lendas da India''

==Background==

==Background==

Relations between the Portuguese and [[Mamluk Sultanate|Egyptians]] were hostile in the years leading up to the Siege of Jeddah given recent Portuguese trade incursions in the [[Indian Ocean]] and [[Middle East]]. The islands of [[Socotra]] and [[Hormuz Island|Hormuz]] had been captured and fortified by the Portuguese to control trade routes into the [[Red Sea]] and the [[Persian Gulf]] in 1506 and 1515, respectively.Serjeant, R. B. (1974). ''The Portuguese off the South Arabian Coast: Hadramī chronicles, with Yemeni and European accounts of Dutch pirates of mocha in the seventeenth century''. Librairie du Liban. 43-44, and Meloy, J. L. (2010). ''Imperial power and Maritime Trade: Mecca and Cairo in the later Middle Ages''. Published by the Middle East Documentation Center on behalf of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago. 221. Because of this, loose allegiances between Levantine mercenaries and the Egyptians began to form as they joined forces in fighting the Portuguese.Meloy, J. L. (2010). ''Imperial power and Maritime Trade: Mecca and Cairo in the later Middle Ages''. Published by the Middle East Documentation Center on behalf of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago. 222. [[Selman Reis]] under [[Amir Husain Al-Kurdi|Amir Husain al-Kurdi]] assisted with ships and provisions in the defense of the city, against the wishes of Ottoman [[Selim I|Sultan Selim I]].Casale: [https://books.google.com/books?id=Xf3h3Z1YQtIC&pg=PA32 ''The Ottoman Age of Exploration''], Oxford University Press, 2010 p.32.

Relations between the Portuguese and [[Mamluk Sultanate|Mamluks]] were hostile in the years leading up to the Siege of Jeddah given recent Portuguese trade incursions in the [[Indian Ocean]] and [[Middle East]]. The islands of [[Socotra]] and [[Hormuz Island|Hormuz]] had been captured and fortified by the Portuguese to control trade routes into the [[Red Sea]] and the [[Persian Gulf]] in 1506 and 1515, respectively.Serjeant, R. B. (1974). ''The Portuguese off the South Arabian Coast: Hadramī chronicles, with Yemeni and European accounts of Dutch pirates of mocha in the seventeenth century''. Librairie du Liban. 43-44, and Meloy, J. L. (2010). ''Imperial power and Maritime Trade: Mecca and Cairo in the later Middle Ages''. Published by the Middle East Documentation Center on behalf of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago. 221. Because of this, loose allegiances between Levantine mercenaries and the Mamluks began to form as they joined forces in fighting the Portuguese.Meloy, J. L. (2010). ''Imperial power and Maritime Trade: Mecca and Cairo in the later Middle Ages''. Published by the Middle East Documentation Center on behalf of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago. 222. [[Selman Reis]] under [[Amir Husain Al-Kurdi|Amir Husain al-Kurdi]] assisted with ships and provisions in the defense of the city, against the wishes of Ottoman [[Selim I|Sultan Selim I]].Casale: [https://books.google.com/books?id=Xf3h3Z1YQtIC&pg=PA32 ''The Ottoman Age of Exploration''], Oxford University Press, 2010 p.32.

Defensive works to fortify the city against attack had been ongoing since 1506, Hijri year 912, and included the addition of a perimeter wall, 8 towers, and many artillery batteries.Serjeant, R. B. (1974). ''The Portuguese off the South Arabian Coast: Hadramī chronicles, with Yemeni and European accounts of Dutch pirates of mocha in the seventeenth century''. Librairie du Liban. 160-161.

Defensive works to fortify the city against attack had been ongoing since 1506, Hijri year 912, and included the addition of a perimeter wall, 8 towers, and many artillery batteries.Serjeant, R. B. (1974). ''The Portuguese off the South Arabian Coast: Hadramī chronicles, with Yemeni and European accounts of Dutch pirates of mocha in the seventeenth century''. Librairie du Liban. 160-161.