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Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts: During the Battle of Wofla, the Portuguese commander Cristóvão da Gama was captured by the Adal Sultanate and executed the next day.
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Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1560)
Series of military encounters between the Portuguese and Ottoman Empires
The Ottoman-Portuguese conflicts also known as the Ottoman-Portuguese War, were a period of conflict during the Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations and series of armed military encounters between the Portuguese Empire and the Ottoman Empire along with regional allies in and along…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Wofla
1542 battle of the Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–57)
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Cristóvão da Gama
16th-century Portuguese military commander
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Adal Sultanate
1415–1577 Muslim sultanate in the Horn of Africa
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