Siege of Daman (1581)

Siege of Daman 1581
	Part of Mughal-Portuguese conflicts
Date	1581
Location	Daman, India
Result	Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Martim Afonso de Melo	Qutub ud-Din Khan; Caliche Mahamed
Strength
1,000 men	15,000 men

The siege of Daman in 1581 was a military engagement between Portuguese forces and those of the Shah of Gujarat in the city of Daman, in India. A Mughal army engaged the Portuguese in an attempt to set up a siege, but was forced to withdraw.

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Siege of Daman (1581)

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