Siege of Johor (1587) 1587
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1587 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Malaysia | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Malay-Portuguese War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Johor Sultanate, Portuguese Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 1.4872, 103.7811 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
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.
In 1586 naval forces of Johor began diverting shipping to the Singapore Strait due to a lack of personnel available in Malacca. 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.
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