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Siege of Bahrain

Siege of Bahrain was a siege conducted in June 1559 at Bahrain. It was part of Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560, which ran from 1538 to 1557. The recorded result: Portuguese victory.

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Bahrain Fort (Qalʿat al-Bahrain), UNESCO World Heritage Site Ref. Number 1192.
Bahrain Fort (Qalʿat al-Bahrain), UNESCO World Heritage Site Ref. Number 1192.. Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtJune 1559
WhereBahrain26.067N, 50.551E
OutcomePortuguese victory
BelligerentsFile:Flag of Portugal (1521).svg; Kingdom of HormuzagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and lossesHeavyandHeavy
Part ofOttoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–15601538 to 1557

Where it sits in Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560

Siege of Diu, 1538Attack on Jeddah, 1541Battle of Suakin, 1541Battle of El Tor, 1541Battle of Suez, 1541Second Siege of Diu, 1546Capture of Aden, 1548Battle of Bab al-Mandab, 1551Siege of Qatif, 1551Capture of Muscat, 1552Siege of Hormuz, 1552Battle of Punnaikayal, 1553Battle of the Strait of Hormuz, 1553Battle of the Gulf of Oman, 1554Siege of Bahrain, 1559Battle of Kamaran, 156015381560Siege of Bahrain, 1559
16 placed engagements of Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateJune 1559 (month precision)
to October 1559
PlaceBahrain
26.067N, 50.551E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength400 Persian mercenaries; about 1,000 Portuguese; 1 war-caravel; 30 light-galleys800–1,200 Turks; 2 galleys, 70 transports
Casualties and lossesHeavyHeavy
Commanders
  • List of the viceroys of Portuguese India
Siege of BahrainSiege of BahrainBattle of KanzanBattle off HormuzIraqi attack on USS StarkBattle of KanzanBattle off HormuzDohaManamaHofufDammamAl JubaylAl-QatifAl MubarrazAz Zahran100 km26.067N, 50.551E
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Siege of Bahrain is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 3 in present-day Bahrain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q55633151, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Bahrain, revision 1385638383, 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.