Siege of Johor (1587) explained

Conflict:Siege of Johor
Partof:Malay-Portuguese conflicts
Date:July 1587–August 1587
Place:Johor
Combatant1:Portuguese Empire
Combatant2:Sultanate of Johor
Commander1:Dom Paulo de Lima
Commander2:Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II of Johor
Result:Portuguese victory, city sacked[1] [2] [3]
Casualties1:80 dead[4]
Casualties2:7000 dead[5]
2200 vessels captured[6]
1000 cannons captured[7]
1500 muskets captured[8]

The Siege of Johor of 1587 was a military operation in which Portuguese forces successfully sieged, sacked, and razed Johor, capital of its eponymous Sultanate. The city would later be rebuilt at a different location.[9] [10] [11]

In 1586 naval forces of Johor began diverting shipping to the Singapore Strait due to a lack of personnel available in Malacca.[12] Malacca itself was threatened by a large Johor fleet, but it was driven back by the presence of heavily armed Portuguese galleons in its harbour.[13]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Borschberg, Peter . Jacques de Coutre's Singapore and Johor 1594-c.1625 . 2014-12-29 . NUS Press . 978-9971-69-852-2 . en.
  2. Book: Andaya, Barbara Watson . A History of Malaysia . Andaya . Leonard Y. . 2017-09-16 . Bloomsbury Publishing . 978-1-350-30669-1 . en.
  3. Book: Riyanto, Slamet . Encyclopedia Series For Indonesian Children The Beauty Of Sumatera Island That Indonesian Children Need To Know . Afifatun . Siti . 2023-02-13 . Penerbit Andi . 978-623-8186-04-4 . en.
  4. Book: Danvers, Frederick Charles . A.D. 1571-1894 . 1894 . W.H. Allen & Company . 73 . en.
  5. Book: Danvers, Frederick Charles . A.D. 1571-1894 . 1894 . W.H. Allen & Company . 73 . en.
  6. Book: Danvers, Frederick Charles . A.D. 1571-1894 . 1894 . W.H. Allen & Company . 73 . en.
  7. Book: Danvers, Frederick Charles . A.D. 1571-1894 . 1894 . W.H. Allen & Company . 73 . en.
  8. Book: Danvers, Frederick Charles . A.D. 1571-1894 . 1894 . W.H. Allen & Company . 73 . en.
  9. Book: Borschberg, Peter . Jacques de Coutre's Singapore and Johor 1594-c.1625 . 2014-12-29 . NUS Press . 978-9971-69-852-2 . en.
  10. Book: Andaya, Barbara Watson . A History of Malaysia . Andaya . Leonard Y. . 2017-09-16 . Bloomsbury Publishing . 978-1-350-30669-1 . en.
  11. Book: Riyanto, Slamet . Encyclopedia Series For Indonesian Children The Beauty Of Sumatera Island That Indonesian Children Need To Know . Afifatun . Siti . 2023-02-13 . Penerbit Andi . 978-623-8186-04-4 . en.
  12. Saturnino Monteiro (2011), Portuguese Sea Battles 1580-1603 pp.170-174
  13. Saturnino Monteiro (2011), Portuguese Sea Battles 1580-1603 pp.176-179

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