Selim I builds a major naval base …
Years: 1517 - 1517
Selim I builds a major naval base at Suez in 1517 to counteract the Portuguese fleet, supplied by the Safavids from their Persian Gulf ports.
Locations
People
Groups
- Egypt and Syria, Mamluk Burji Sultanate of
- Portugal, Avizan (Joannine) Kingdom of
- Portuguese Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Persia, Safavid Kingdom of
Topics
- Age of Discovery
- Colonization of Asia, Portuguese
- Portuguese–Mamluk naval war
- Ottoman-Mamluk War of 1516-17
