battle, early modern

Battle of Socotra

Name: Battle of Socotra
Location: Suq, Yemen

Battle of Socotra was a battle fought in 1507 at Suq, in what is now Yemen. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Suq. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 400 men; 14 ships against 130 men.

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Fought1507

WhereSuq, Yemen12.666N, 54.060E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePortuguese victory

BelligerentsPortuguese EmpireagainstMahra Sultanate

Casualties and lossesFewandHeavy

Record

Date	1507 (year precision)
Place	Suq, Yemen 12.666N, 54.060E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Territorial change	Portuguese occupation commences
Strength	400 men; 14 ships	130 men
Casualties and losses	Few	Heavy
Commanders	Tristão da Cunha Afonso de Albuquerque	Sheikh

Placed at Suq; 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 Mirbat 1972, 486 km N
Dervish War 1900, 777 km SW
Siege of Aden 1513, 977 km W
Aden Expedition 1839, 977 km W
Capture of Aden 1548, 980 km W

Elsewhere in 1507

Battle of Mers-el-Kébir Algeria
Battle of Erzincan Turkey

Battle of Socotra is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 20 in present-day Yemen.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q121047079, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Socotra, revision 1370589623, 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.