Khoja Zufar
Khoja Zufar or Coje Çafar (1500 – June 24, 1546), also called Coge Sofar, or Safar Aga in Portuguese, Cosa Zaffar in Italian, and Khwaja Safar Salmani in Turkish or Khuádja Tzaffar (خوجا زفار) in Arabic, 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.
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| Nickname(s) | Khoje Cofar or Coge Cofar |
| Born | 1500 Otranto, Apulia, Kingdom of Naples |
| Died | 1546 (aged 45–46) Diu, India |
| Allegiance | Ottoman Empire |
| Years of service | 1515–1546 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Ottoman naval forces |
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| Awards | Governor of Diu |
| Relations | Friend of Garcia de Orta |
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