| Partof: | Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations |
| Conflict: | Battle of al-Shihr |
| Date: | 1531 |
| Place: | Al-Shihr, Yemen |
| Result: | Ottoman victory |
| Combatant2: | Kathiri Sultanate |
| Commander1: | Manoel de Vasconcellos |
| Commander2: | Khoja Zufar Sultan Badr |
| Strength1: | 9 sails |
| Strength2: | 100 levends |
| Casualties1: | Unknown |
| Casualties2: | Unknown |
The battle of al-Shihr was a conflict between the Ottoman admiral Khoja Zufar and Portuguese forces that arrived at the port of al-Shihr in 1531.[1] [2]
In 1530 Mustafa Bey and Khoja Zufar arrived at the port of al-Shihr in Yemen. The Ottomans advised the Sultan of al-Shihr, Badr, to not submit to the Portuguese and left cannons and 100 levends with the Sultan of al-Shihr. Mustafa Bey left al-Shihr in December 1530 while Khoja Zufar remained with Badr. A Portuguese force of 9 sails led by Manoel de Vasconcellos immediately arrived at the port of al-Shihr, however, Khoja Zufar prevented the Portuguese from entering al-Shihr, and he defeated and drove out the Portuguese forces.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]