Gujerat

Portuguse-Gujerat interactions cover three distinct periods. Initially, when the Portuguese were struggling to find a foothold in the South, the Zamorin in Calicut formed an alliance with the more powerful Gujerat Sultanate which sent contingents, both naval and land based forces, in support. Once the Portuguese had fought back these assaults, Gujerat was forced on to the defensive by the far superior Portuguese naval forces and though they were strongly supported internationally, initially by the Fatimid Rulers in Egypt and then by the Ottoman Empire which replaced the Fatimid’s, the Portuguese had the upper hand and Gujerat wasn fighting a losing battle. When Hjmayub attacked Gujerat IN 15NN THE Sultan Bahdur decided tht the Mughals were the more dangerous enemy and made peace with the Portuguese in 1534. However when Humayun had to withdraw from the scene Bahadur once again commenced hostilities which continued till 1548 when Bahadur died under somewhat mysterious circumstances while boarding a Poortuguese flagship for talks with the Portuguese commander. After that, Gujerat could only be of nuisance value to the Portuguese who slowly consolidated their position in the Konkan.