Siege of Johor (1587)
Successful Portuguese siege on Johor
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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]
| Siege of Johor | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Malay–Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Portuguese Empire | Sultanate of Johor | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Dom Paulo de Lima | Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II of Johor | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 80 dead[4] |
7,000 dead[5] 2,200 vessels captured[6] 1,000 cannons captured[7] 1,500 muskets captured[8] | ||||||
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]