▁the ▁Portuguese ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁reached ▁a ▁high ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 8 0 s ▁when ▁A j ur an ▁clients ▁of ▁the ▁Som ali ▁coast al ▁cities ▁began ▁to ▁sympath ize ▁with ▁the ▁Arab s ▁and ▁Sw ah ilis ▁under ▁Portuguese ▁rule ▁and ▁sent ▁an ▁en voy ▁to ▁the ▁Turkish ▁cors air ▁Mir ▁Ali ▁Bey ▁for ▁a ▁joint ▁expedition ▁against ▁the ▁Portuguese . ▁He ▁agreed ▁and ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁a ▁Som ali ▁fleet , ▁which ▁began ▁attack ing ▁Portuguese ▁colon ies ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Africa . ▁ ▁The ▁Som ali - O tt oman ▁off ensive ▁managed ▁to ▁drive ▁out ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁from ▁several ▁important ▁cities ▁such ▁as ▁P ate , ▁M omb asa ▁and ▁Kil wa . ▁However , ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁governor ▁sent ▁en vo ys ▁to ▁Portuguese ▁India ▁request ing ▁a ▁large ▁Portuguese ▁fleet . ▁This ▁request ▁was ▁answered ▁and ▁it ▁revers ed ▁the ▁previous ▁off ensive ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim s ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁defense . ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁arm ada ▁managed ▁to ▁re - take ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁lost ▁cities ▁and ▁began ▁pun ishing ▁their ▁leaders , ▁but ▁they ▁ref rained ▁from ▁attack ing ▁M og ad ish u , ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁city ' s ▁aut onomy ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean . ▁A j ur an ' s ▁Som ali ▁forces ▁would ▁eventually ▁militar ily ▁defeat ▁the ▁Portuguese . ▁The ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁would ▁also ▁remain ▁an ▁economic ▁partner ▁of ▁the ▁Som alis . ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁and ▁ 1