battle, early modern

Battle of al-Shihr

Name: Battle of al-Shihr
Location: Yemen

Battle of al-Shihr was a battle fought in 1523 in what is now Yemen. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 8 ships; 6 galleons; 400-700 soldiers against Unknown.

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Fought1523

WhereYemen14.761N, 49.607E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePortuguese victory

BelligerentsKingdom of PortugalagainstKathiri Sultanate

Casualties and lossesUnknownand480+ killed

Record

Date	1523 (year precision)
Place	Yemen 14.761N, 49.607E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	8 ships; 6 galleons; 400-700 soldiers	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	480+ killed
Commanders	Duarte de Meneses

Placed at its recorded location; 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

Siege of Aden 1513, 539 km SW
Aden Expedition 1839, 539 km SW
Capture of Aden 1548, 541 km SW
Battle of Zafar AD 632, 564 km W
Siege of Sanaa AD 570, 584 km W

Elsewhere in 1523

Battle of al-Shihr is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 18 in present-day Yemen.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q117209890, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ash-Shihr (1523), revision 1370432642, 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.