battle, early modern

Capture of Julfar

Name: Capture of Julfar
Location: United Arab Emirates

Capture of Julfar was a battle fought in 1633 in what is now United Arab Emirates. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Omani victory.

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Fought1633

WhereUnited Arab Emirates25.785N, 55.948E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeOmani victory

BelligerentsSafavid Persia; Portuguese EmpireagainstOmani Empire

Casualties and lossesA major Persian loss; 30–40 Portuguese killedandUnknown

Record

Date	1633 (year precision)
Place	United Arab Emirates 25.785N, 55.948E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Casualties and losses	A major Persian loss; 30–40 Portuguese killed	Unknown
Commanders	Nasir bin Murshid Sultan bin Saif

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

Battle of Dschask 1620, 191 km E
Battle of the Gulf of Oman 1554, 224 km SE
Capture of Muscat 1649, 360 km SE
Capture of Muscat 1552, 360 km SE
Siege of Sirjan 1393, 409 km N

Elsewhere in 1633

Capture of Julfar is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 5 in present-day United Arab Emirates.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q121296921, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Julfar, revision 1383181455, 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.