Battle of Naband

Battle of Naband (1508)
Part of Portuguese–Safavid wars

Persian people of the kingdom of Hormuz, c. 1540
Date1508
Location
Naband, possibly in the Persian Gulf
Result Portuguese victory
Territorial
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Belligerents
Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Hormuz
Supported by:
 Safavid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Portuguese Empire Afonso de Albuquerque Cogeatar (or Khvajeh 'Ata)[1]
Safavid dynasty 2 unnamed commanders[4][3][5]
Strength
28 men[4] 500 Safavid archers[1][4][5]
150 archers[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Naband (1508) was a military engagement fought in the town of Naband, between Portuguese forces led by Afonso de Albuquerque and Hormuzian–Persian forces under Cogeatar.

  1. ^ a b c d Floor 2006, p. 97.
  2. ^ Sanceau 1936, p. 78.
  3. ^ a b Castro 1788, p. 41.
  4. ^ a b c Sanceau 1936, p. 77.
  5. ^ a b Albuquerque 1973, p. 330.

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