Ottoman expeditions to Aceh

The Ottoman expeditions to Aceh were dispatched in 1566 and the following years by the Ottoman Empire in support of the Aceh Sultanate in its fight against the Portuguese Empire in Malacca.^[1]^[2] The Ottomans primarily helped the Achehnese produce cannons, but their are some signs of military support as later as 1585. The expeditions were sparked by an envoy sent by the Acehnese Sultan Alauddin Riayat Syah al-Kahhar (1539–71) to Suleiman the Magnificent in 1564, and possibly as early as 1562,^[3] requesting Ottoman support against the Portuguese.^[4] The expeditions formed the basis of the nineteenth-century Achenese claim to be a dependency of the Ottoman Empire.

^ The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia by Nicholas Tarling p.39
^ Cambridge illustrated atlas, warfare: Renaissance to revolution, 1492–1792 by Jeremy Black p.16 [1]
^ Cite error: The named reference Azra was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cambridge illustrated atlas, warfare: Renaissance to revolution, 1492–1792 by Jeremy Black p.17 [2]

[Cambridge-1] The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia by Nicholas Tarling p.39

[2] Cambridge illustrated atlas, warfare: Renaissance to revolution, 1492–1792 by Jeremy Black p.16 [1]

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[4] Cambridge illustrated atlas, warfare: Renaissance to revolution, 1492–1792 by Jeremy Black p.17 [2]

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