_ 40 _ In the same year (1516) The Mamluks of Egypt occupied Aden. Malik Ayaz, the Master of Diu, sent a letter to Dom Gorttier de Monroe, the commander of Goa. Diu, in the fall of 1516:(7) Sir, I send my compliment and inform you that a nau of Nakhoda Yusui arrived form Aden bringing news that nineteen Mameluke ships, that is eighteen galley and a large carrack, were there. The Mameluks arrived [in] Aden and lost some men when they destoyed part of the city. The inhabitants defened themselves and they could not enter. From there they made their way to town called Zabid, Which they took over and stationed five thousand men there. This town has no port where naus and galleys can take refuge because it is day’s journey inland. (7) Document no. and reference.
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