Siege of Johor (1587)

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]

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]

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)