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Siege of Johor

Siege of Johor was a siege conducted in July 1587 at Johor, in what is now Malaysia. It was part of the Malay-Portuguese War, which ran from 1509 to 1641. The recorded result: Portuguese victory, city sacked.

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FoughtJuly 1587
WhereJohor, Malaysia1.487N, 103.781E
OutcomePortuguese victory, city sacked
BelligerentsPortuguese EmpireagainstSultanate of Johor
Casualties and losses80 deadand7,000 dead; 2,200 vessels captured; 1,000 cannons captured; 1,500 muskets captured
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, 158715111587Siege of Johor, 1587
9 placed engagements of the Malay-Portuguese War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateJuly 1587 (month precision)
to August 1587
PlaceJohor, Malaysia
1.487N, 103.781E
KindSiege, early modern
Casualties and losses80 dead7,000 dead; 2,200 vessels captured; 1,000 cannons captured; 1,500 muskets captured
Commanders
  • Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II of Johor
Siege of JohorSiege of JohorBattle of SingaporeBattle of Pasir PanjangAction of 13 December 1964Battle of Pulo AuraBattle of GemasBattle of Pasir PanjangAction of 13 December 1964Battle of Pulo AuraBattle of GemasMalaccaTanjungpinangBatu PahatMuarKeluang100 km1.487N, 103.781E
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Siege of Johor 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 Q55633157, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Johor (1587), revision 1370742162, 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.