1. Roughly speaking, what is the route that Sidi Ali Reis followed during his journey and who was the Padishah?
   
   
2. For what reason did Sidi Ali Reis take command of the Turkish fleets and how important does naval power seem to be to the Ottoman Empire?
   
   
3. What was the Western Sea and how important does it seem to have been to the Ottoman Empire? Where was/is Basra?
   
   
4. Who are the major European competitors of the Ottomans in the Indian Ocean?
   
   
5. Who or what does Sidi Ali Reis see as driving his fate? Does he believe he has any control over his destiny?
   
   
6. Did the Portuguese fleet consist solely of Portuguese sailors?
   
   
7. How did Sidi Ali Reis get to Gujarat and where was/is Gujarat?
   
   
8. Who runs Daman and for which ruler do you think he might work?
   
   
9. Who was Samiri and where is Calcutta?
   
   
10. Where is/was Surat?
    
    
11. Who are the infidels that are coming to attack Daman with their fleet?
    
    
12. How had the Portuguese in Goa become involved in the affairs of Gujarat?
    
    
13. What difficulties did the millet-tree cause and how did Sidi Ali Reis solve the problem? Does it seem likely he could have done what he did while in a foreign country?
    
    
14. With how many men did Sidi Ali Reis leave Surat?
    
    
15. What happened once Sidi Ali Reis reached the capital of Gujarat? Who were the Bats and the Rajputs?
    
    
16. What threatened to hold Sidi Ali Reis up in Patna?
    
    
17. Why in the Sind and in Gujarat and in other areas did different groups ask Sidi Ali Reis to work for them? Do you find evidence of the rise of Mughals in the section on the Sind?
    
    
18. Who were the Djats do you think?
    
    
19. Why would those competing with Humayun want help from Sidi Ali Reis?
    
    
20. How does Humayun receive Sidi Ali Reis?

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