_ 207 _ (30) Document no. and reference. Episodes of the year 1538 In that year, at the beginning of February, a Turkish force advanced to the coasts of India, to begin battles against the Portuguese. This was mentioned in the book: "History of the Discovery and Conquest of India by the Portuguese", by Fernao Lopes de Castanheda, (chapters 182-193):(30) Chapter: 182 The governor had gone to Diu as I said earlier, and he arrived there at the beginning of February 1538. He heard from Khwaja Safar that he was sure that the Turks were coming and in great force. The periphery of the Turkish quarter at Diu was large and many men would be needed to defend it. He did not have them and so the Turks would be able to capture it.
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