Siege of Aden (1513)
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The siege of Aden occurred when the Portuguese Governor of India, Afonso de Albuquerque, launched an unsuccessful expedition to capture Aden on 26 March 1513.
Assault on Aden in 1513, by Gaspar Correia
Attempted escalade of Aden in 1513
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Siege of Aden (1513)
…The siege of Aden occurred when the Portuguese Governor of India, Afonso de Albuquerque, launched an unsuccessful expedition to capture Aden on 26 March 1513. Aden was an independent city-state whose strategic location allowed it to control the entrance of the Red Sea. It became a wealthy…
Malla District
Port of Aden
Queen Victoria Statue
Aden Crater