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Siege of Chaul

Name: Siege of Chaul
Location: Korlai Fort, India

Siege of Chaul was a siege conducted on an unrecorded date at Korlai Fort, in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Korlai Fort. It was part of Adil Shahi–Portuguese conflicts, which ran from 1506 to 1659. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 against 8,000.

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Foughtdate unknown

WhereKorlai Fort, India18.536N, 72.908E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePortuguese victory

BelligerentsPortugalagainst23px Ahmadnagar Sultanate

Casualties and losses21 dead; 50 woundedand10,000–12,000 killed

Part ofAdil Shahi–Portuguese conflicts1506 to 1659

Where it sits in Adil Shahi–Portuguese conflicts

6 placed engagements of Adil Shahi–Portuguese conflicts in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	date unknown to 1594
Place	Korlai Fort, India 18.536N, 72.908E
Kind	Siege, undated
Strength	3,000	8,000
Casualties and losses	21 dead; 50 wounded	10,000–12,000 killed

Placed at Korlai Fort; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Janjira 1682, 27 km S
Battle of Umberkhind 1661, 30 km NE
Battle of Wadgaon 1779, 81 km E
Battle of Khadki 1817, 99 km E
Battle of Poona 1802, 100 km E

In the same war

Before: Battle of Margão 1659
All 6 engagements of Adil Shahi–Portuguese conflicts

Siege of Chaul is one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q131753579, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Chaul (1594), revision 1370740176, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.