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Siege of Malacca

Siege of Malacca was a siege conducted in 1568 at Malacca, in what is now Malaysia. The recorded result: Portuguese–Johorean victory. Recorded strength: 1,500 men against 15,000 men; 400 Ottoman gunners; 300 ships; 200 cannons.

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Malacca 1630s Title: Livro das Plantas das Fortalezas, Cidades e Povoaçoes do Estado da India Oriental 1600s. Period: 1600s Remark: Illustration of the Portuguese fort and the city of en:Malacca. 1600
Malacca 1630s Title: Livro das Plantas das Fortalezas, Cidades e Povoaçoes do Estado da India Oriental 1600s. Period: 1600s Remark: Illustration of the Portuguese fort and the city of en:Malacca. 1600. António Bocarro, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1568
WhereMalacca, Malaysia2.189N, 102.251E
OutcomePortuguese–Johorean victory
Belligerentsborder|25px Portuguese Empire; Sultanate of JohoragainstAceh Sultanate; Kalinyamat Kingdom; 25px Ottoman Empire
Casualties and losses3 deadand4,000 dead; Several more wounded

Record

Date1568 (year precision)
PlaceMalacca, Malaysia
2.189N, 102.251E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength1,500 men15,000 men; 400 Ottoman gunners; 300 ships; 200 cannons
Casualties and losses3 dead4,000 dead; Several more wounded
Commanders
  • Leonis Pereira
  • Muzaffar II of Johor
  • Alauddin al-Kahar
  • Ratu Kalinyamat
Siege of MalaccaSiege of MalaccaCapture of MalaccaSiege of MalaccaSiege of MalaccaBattle of GemasBombing of Kuala LumpurCapture of MalaccaBattle of GemasBombing of Kuala LumpurPutrajayaKelangJohor BahruSerembanBatu PahatKeluangSingapore100 km2.189N, 102.251E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1511 and 1640.

Elsewhere in 1568

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 Q4273940, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Malacca (1568), revision 1373248737, 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.