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Siege of Honavar

Siege of Honavar was a siege conducted in 1571 at Honnavar, in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Honnavar. It was part of the War of the League of the Indies, which ran from 1570 to 1575. The recorded result: Portuguese victory.

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Fought1571
WhereHonnavar, India14.280N, 74.444E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePortuguese victory
Belligerentsborder|25px Portuguese EmpireagainstKingdom of Garsopa, Sultanate of Bijapur
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofWar of the League of the Indies1570 to 1575

Where it sits in the War of the League of the Indies

Siege of Goa, 1570Siege of Chaul, 1570Siege of Honavar, 1571Siege of Malacca, 1573Siege of Malacca, 1574Siege of Malacca, 157515701575Siege of Honavar, 1571
6 placed engagements of the War of the League of the Indies in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1571 (year precision)
PlaceHonnavar, India
14.280N, 74.444E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength200 men, 1 galley, 8 foists5,000 men, 400 horse (provided by Queen of Garsopa), 2,000 men (provided by Adil Shah of Bijapur)
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Luís de Ataíde, 3rd Count of Atouguia
  • Ali Adil Shah I
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Placed at Honnavar; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Honavar is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q127868069, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Honavar (1571), revision 1370741901, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.