tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post1628542374481468710..comments2024-03-19T09:06:21.507-04:00Comments on Irtiqa: Ottomans in the Indian OceanSalman Hameedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-8377220667266200802013-11-14T05:57:19.608-05:002013-11-14T05:57:19.608-05:00Salman,
My dissertation 'the Age of Aceh and ...Salman,<br /><br />My dissertation 'the Age of Aceh and the Evolution of Kingship 1599-1641 <br />analyses local (Islamic) opposition against the Portuguese in the Malacca Straits. I also refer to the assistance Aceh received from the ottoman in 1567 (Pacta islamica)<br /><br />Ingrid Mitrasing<br />ingrid mitrasingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-12186471172768638792012-08-23T17:37:25.797-04:002012-08-23T17:37:25.797-04:00Tom - this is fascinating. I didn't know about...Tom - this is fascinating. I didn't know about this battle - and didn't know about this Egyptian-Ottoman-Gujrat alliance. <br /><br />We were taught about Vasco de Gama in school - but skipped on the opposition to the Portuguese :( Salman Hameedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-88743971823040666132012-08-23T11:12:32.296-04:002012-08-23T11:12:32.296-04:00Looks like an interesting book. Of interest was th...Looks like an interesting book. Of interest was that the Mamluks had the support of the Ottomans and Venetians for a critical battle - the Battle of Diu, 1509 CE. They all had an interest in stopping the Portuguese and the new round-Africa trade route. Mamluk Egypt fell to the Ottomans shortly thereafter.Epiphenomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420404206189437710noreply@blogger.com