Siege of Johor (1587)

Siege of Johor
Part of Malay–Portuguese conflicts
Date July–August 1587 Location Johor Result Portuguese victory, city sacked [1] [2] [3]
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire	Sultanate of Johor
Commanders and leaders
Dom Paulo de Lima	Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II of Johor
Casualties and losses
80 dead [4]	7,000 dead [5] 2,200 vessels captured [6] 1,000 cannons captured [7] 1,500 muskets captured [8]

The siege of Johor of 1587 was a military operation in which Portuguese forces successfully sieged, sacked, and razed Johor, capital of its eponymous sultanate. The city would later be rebuilt at a different location. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

In 1586 naval forces of Johor began diverting shipping to the Singapore Strait due to a lack of personnel available in Malacca. ^[12] Malacca itself was threatened by a large Johor fleet, but it was driven back by the presence of heavily armed Portuguese galleons in its harbour. ^[13]

See also

• Portuguese Malacca
• Battle of Ugentana
• Battle of Ugentana (1536)
• Siege of Malacca (1568)

References

1. Borschberg, Peter (2014-12-29). Jacques de Coutre's Singapore and Johor 1594-c.1625. NUS Press. ISBN   978-9971-69-852-2.
2. Andaya, Barbara Watson; Andaya, Leonard Y. (2017-09-16). A History of Malaysia. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN   978-1-350-30669-1.
3. Riyanto, Slamet; Afifatun, Siti (2023-02-13). Encyclopedia Series For Indonesian Children The Beauty Of Sumatera Island That Indonesian Children Need To Know. Penerbit Andi. ISBN   978-623-8186-04-4.
4. Danvers, Frederick Charles (1894). A.D. 1571-1894. W.H. Allen & Company. p. 73.
5. Danvers, Frederick Charles (1894). A.D. 1571-1894. W.H. Allen & Company. p. 73.
6. Danvers, Frederick Charles (1894). A.D. 1571-1894. W.H. Allen & Company. p. 73.
7. Danvers, Frederick Charles (1894). A.D. 1571-1894. W.H. Allen & Company. p. 73.
8. Danvers, Frederick Charles (1894). A.D. 1571-1894. W.H. Allen & Company. p. 73.
9. Borschberg, Peter (2014-12-29). Jacques de Coutre's Singapore and Johor 1594-c.1625. NUS Press. ISBN   978-9971-69-852-2.
10. Andaya, Barbara Watson; Andaya, Leonard Y. (2017-09-16). A History of Malaysia. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN   978-1-350-30669-1.
11. Riyanto, Slamet; Afifatun, Siti (2023-02-13). Encyclopedia Series For Indonesian Children The Beauty Of Sumatera Island That Indonesian Children Need To Know. Penerbit Andi. ISBN   978-623-8186-04-4.
12. Saturnino Monteiro (2011), Portuguese Sea Battles 1580-1603 pp.170-174
13. Saturnino Monteiro (2011), Portuguese Sea Battles 1580-1603 pp.176-179