| Sack of Muscat (1581) | |||||||
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| Part of Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:MASCATE_Ant%C3%B3nio_Bocarro.png) Portuguese Fortress in Muscat, 17th century. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Portuguese Empire |
 Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown | Mir Ali Beg | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
150–200 men 3 light galliots | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3 galliots captured | Unknown | ||||||
The capture of Muscat occurred in 1581, when an Ottoman fleet under Mir Ali Beg attacked the Portuguese fort of Muscat and plundered the town from the Portuguese.