naval engagement, early modern

Battle off Jask

Name: Battle off Jask
Location: Jask, Iran

Battle off Jask was a naval engagement fought in 1620 at Jask, in what is now Iran; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Jask. It was part of Anglo-Portuguese rivalry in the Persian Gulf, which ran from 1615 to 1635. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 4 galleons and additional galliots; 1,000 men against 4 ships.

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Fought1620ran into the following year

WhereJask, Iran25.645N, 57.776E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePortuguese victory

BelligerentsPortuguese Estado da ÍndiaagainstEnglish East India Company

Casualties and losses160 dead; 430 casualtiesand8 dead

Part ofAnglo-Portuguese rivalry in the Persian Gulf1615 to 1635

Where it sits in Anglo-Portuguese rivalry in the Persian Gulf

3 placed engagements of Anglo-Portuguese rivalry in the Persian Gulf in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1620 (year precision) to 1621
Place	Jask, Iran 25.645N, 57.776E
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern
Strength	4 galleons and additional galliots; 1,000 men	4 ships
Casualties and losses	160 dead; 430 casualties	8 dead
Commanders	Rui Freire de Andrade	Andrew Shilling John Weddell

Placed at Jask; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Dschask 1620, 7.5 km E
Battle of the Gulf of Oman 1554, 75 km S
Capture of Muscat 1649, 241 km S
Capture of Muscat 1552, 241 km S
Siege of Sirjan 1393, 471 km NW

In the same war

After: Battle off Hormuz 11 February 1625
All 3 engagements of Anglo-Portuguese rivalry in the Persian Gulf

Elsewhere in 1620

Battle off Jask is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q137800226, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle off Jask, revision 1371319905, 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.