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Khoja Zufar
16th century general in Western India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Khoja Zufar or Coje Çafar (1500 – 24 June 1546), also called Coge Sofar, or Safar Aga[1] in Portuguese, Cosa Zaffar in Italian, and Khwaja Safar Salmani in Turkish or Khuádja Tzaffar (خوجا زفار) in Arabic,[2] was a soldier and local ruler in Western India during the 16th century. He was a leader in the failed Siege of Diu. Zufar was an experienced merchant with the distant markets of the Arabian Gulf around the Strait of Mecca and Lepanto at the Mediterranean.[3]
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Khoja Zufar or Coge Cofar | |
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Nickname(s) | Khoje Cofar or Coge Cofar |
Born | 1500 (1500) Otranto, Apulia, Kingdom of Naples |
Died | 24 June 1546(1546-06-24) (aged 45–46) Diu, India |
Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
Years of service | 1515–1546 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Ottoman naval forces |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Governor of Diu |
Relations | Friend of Garcia de Orta |
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