On 9th December 1508, the Portuguese fleet set sail for Diu. They first attacked the port of Dabhol in Konkan, then under the Sultans of Bijapur. They slaughtered all the inhabitants and it is said, even the dogs. Then, they sacked the important port of Chaul and reached Mahim (in Mumbai), which had been completely deserted by its inhabitants by then.

Scared by what they saw of the Portuguese aggression, at Mahim, Dom Francisco received a reconciliatory letter from Malik Ayyazz, apologizing for the death of his son. Records from the period show, that he also went out of his way, to placate the Portuguese Viceroy. This didn't cut much ice. In response the Viceroy wrote,

‘I the Viceroy say to you, honored Meliqueaz [Malik Ayyazz] captain of Diu, that I go with my knights to this city of yours, to take the people who were welcomed there, who in Chaul fought my people and killed a man who was called my son, and I come with hope in God of Heaven to take revenge on them and on those who assist them, and if I don't find them I will take your city, to pay for everything, and you'