naval engagement, early modern

Battle of Johor

Name: Battle of Johor
Location: Thailand

Battle of Johor was a naval engagement fought in 1586 in what is now Thailand. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Malay-Portuguese War, which ran from 1509 to 1641. The recorded result: Johor victory. Recorded strength: 8 ships against Unknown.

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Fought1586

WhereThailand7.000N, 100.000E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeJohor victory

Belligerents24px|border Portuguese EmpireagainstSultanate of Johor

Casualties and losses4 ships lostandUnknown

Part ofMalay-Portuguese War1509 to 1641

Where it sits in the Malay-Portuguese War

9 placed engagements of the Malay-Portuguese War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1586 (year precision)
Place	Thailand 7.000N, 100.000E
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern
Strength	8 ships	Unknown
Casualties and losses	4 ships lost	Unknown
Commanders	Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II of Johor

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 Jitra 1941, 94 km SE
Siege of Patani 1632, 139 km E
Battle of Gurun 1941, 142 km S
Action of 11 January 1944 1944, 175 km S
Battle of Penang 1914, 178 km S

In the same war

Before: Siege of Malacca 1551
After: Siege of Johor July 1587
All 9 engagements of Malay-Portuguese War

Elsewhere in 1586

Battle of Zutphen Netherlands
Battle of Boksum Netherlands
Battle of Hitotoribashi Japan
Siege of Grave Netherlands
Battle of Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

Battle of Johor is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 7 in present-day Thailand.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q127868092, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Johor (1586), revision 1370444348, 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.