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Siege of Malacca

Siege of Malacca was a siege conducted in 1551 at Malacca, in what is now Malaysia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Malacca. It was part of the Malay-Portuguese War, which ran from 1509 to 1641. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 400 Portuguese soldiers; Malay auxiliaries against 150 Malay lancharas; 6,000 Malays; 40 Javanese junks; 4,000 Javanese.

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Fought1551
WhereMalacca, Malaysia2.200N, 102.251E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePortuguese victory
Belligerents24px Portuguese EmpireagainstSultanate of Johor; Sultanate of Jepara; Sultanate of Perak; Sultanate of Pahang
Casualties and lossesOver 200 dead among soldiers and civiliansandOver 2,000 dead
Part ofMalay-Portuguese War1509 to 1641

Where it sits in the Malay-Portuguese War

Capture of Malacca, 1511Battle of Malacca, 1513Attack on Bintan, 1521Battle of Malacca, 1534Battle of Ugentana, 1536Siege of Campar, 1543Siege of Malacca, 1551Battle of Johor, 1586Siege of Johor, 158715111587Siege of Malacca, 1551
9 placed engagements of the Malay-Portuguese War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1551 (year precision)
to 1551
PlaceMalacca, Malaysia
2.200N, 102.251E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength400 Portuguese soldiers; Malay auxiliaries150 Malay lancharas; 6,000 Malays; 40 Javanese junks; 4,000 Javanese
Casualties and lossesOver 200 dead among soldiers and civiliansOver 2,000 dead
Commanders
  • Alauddin Riayat Shah II of Johor
  • Laksamana
  • Zainal Abidin Shah of Pahang
  • Mansur Shah I of Perak
  • Ratu Kalinyamat
Siege of MalaccaSiege of MalaccaSiege of MalaccaCapture of MalaccaSiege of MalaccaSiege of MalaccaBattle of GemasSiege of MalaccaBattle of GemasKuala LumpurPutrajayaKelangJohor BahruSerembanBatu PahatKeluangSingapore100 km2.200N, 102.251E
Placed at Malacca; 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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Elsewhere in 1551

Siege of Malacca is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 53 in present-day Malaysia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q121283200, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Malacca (1551), revision 1375742313, 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.