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Capture of Malacca

Capture of Malacca was a siege conducted on 25 July 1511 at Malacca, in what is now Malaysia; it lasted 21 days. It was part of the Malay-Portuguese War, which ran from 1509 to 1641. The recorded result: Portuguese victory; Destruction of the Malacca Sultanate; independence of Kampar, Pahang, and others.

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The Conquest of Malacca, 1511, by Ernesto Condeixa. Study for the artwork in the Military Museum, Lisbon.
The Conquest of Malacca, 1511, by Ernesto Condeixa. Study for the artwork in the Military Museum, Lisbon.. Ernesto Ferreira Condeixa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought25 July 1511lasted 21 days
WhereMalacca, Malaysia2.189N, 102.251E
OutcomePortuguese victory; Destruction of the Malacca Sultanate; independence of Kampar, Pahang, and others
BelligerentsPortuguese EmpireagainstMalacca Sultanate
Casualties and losses28 deadandUnknown
Part ofMalay-Portuguese War1509 to 1641

Where it sits in the Malay-Portuguese War

Capture of Malacca, 1511Battle of Malacca, 1513Attack on Bintan, 1521Battle of Malacca, 1534Battle of Ugentana, 1536Siege of Campar, 1543Siege of Malacca, 1551Battle of Johor, 1586Siege of Johor, 158715111587Capture of Malacca, 1511
9 placed engagements of the Malay-Portuguese War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date25 July 1511
to 15 August 1511
PlaceMalacca, Malaysia
2.189N, 102.251E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeEstablishment of Portuguese Malacca
Strength1,500 Portuguese soldiers; 800 Chinese and Indian auxiliaries; Up to 400 guns; 11 carracks; 3 caravels; 2 galleys20,000 men; 8,000 firearms and cannons; 20 elephants
Casualties and losses28 deadUnknown
Commanders
  • Afonso de Albuquerque
  • Mahmud Shah of Malacca
Capture of MalaccaCapture of MalaccaSiege of MalaccaSiege of MalaccaSiege of MalaccaBattle of GemasSiege of JohorSiege of MalaccaBattle of GemasSiege of JohorKuala LumpurPutrajayaKelangSerembanBatu PahatKeluangSingapore100 km2.189N, 102.251E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1511 and 1640.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1511

Capture of Malacca is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 45 in present-day Malaysia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4110453, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Malacca (1511), revision 1383524817, 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.