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. == Background == Aden was an independent city-state whose strategic location allowed it to control the entrance of the Red Sea.
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. == Background == Aden was an independent city-state whose strategic location allowed it to control the entrance of the Red Sea.
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