Siege of Johor (1587)

Siege of Johor
Part of Malay-Portuguese conflicts
DateJuly 1587–August 1587
Location
Johor
Result Portuguese victory, city sacked[1][2][3]
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire Sultanate of Johor
Commanders and leaders
Dom Paulo de Lima Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II of Johor
Casualties and losses
80 dead[4] 7000 dead[5]
2200 vessels captured[6]
1000 cannons captured[7]
1500 muskets captured[8]

The siege of Johor of 1587 was a military operation in which Portuguese forces successfully sieged, sacked, and razed Johor, capital of its eponymous sultanate. The city would later be rebuilt at a different location.[9][10][11]

In 1586 naval forces of Johor began diverting shipping to the Singapore Strait due to a lack of personnel available in Malacca.[12] Malacca itself was threatened by a large Johor fleet, but it was driven back by the presence of heavily armed Portuguese galleons in its harbour.[13]

  1. ^ Borschberg, Peter (2014-12-29). Jacques de Coutre's Singapore and Johor 1594-c.1625. NUS Press. ISBN 978-9971-69-852-2.
  2. ^ Andaya, Barbara Watson; Andaya, Leonard Y. (2017-09-16). A History of Malaysia. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-30669-1.
  3. ^ Riyanto, Slamet; Afifatun, Siti (2023-02-13). Encyclopedia Series For Indonesian Children The Beauty Of Sumatera Island That Indonesian Children Need To Know. Penerbit Andi. ISBN 978-623-8186-04-4.
  4. ^ Danvers, Frederick Charles (1894). A.D. 1571-1894. W.H. Allen & Company. p. 73.
  5. ^ Danvers, Frederick Charles (1894). A.D. 1571-1894. W.H. Allen & Company. p. 73.
  6. ^ Danvers, Frederick Charles (1894). A.D. 1571-1894. W.H. Allen & Company. p. 73.
  7. ^ Danvers, Frederick Charles (1894). A.D. 1571-1894. W.H. Allen & Company. p. 73.
  8. ^ Danvers, Frederick Charles (1894). A.D. 1571-1894. W.H. Allen & Company. p. 73.
  9. ^ Borschberg, Peter (2014-12-29). Jacques de Coutre's Singapore and Johor 1594-c.1625. NUS Press. ISBN 978-9971-69-852-2.
  10. ^ Andaya, Barbara Watson; Andaya, Leonard Y. (2017-09-16). A History of Malaysia. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-30669-1.
  11. ^ Riyanto, Slamet; Afifatun, Siti (2023-02-13). Encyclopedia Series For Indonesian Children The Beauty Of Sumatera Island That Indonesian Children Need To Know. Penerbit Andi. ISBN 978-623-8186-04-4.
  12. ^ Saturnino Monteiro (2011), Portuguese Sea Battles 1580-1603 pp.170-174
  13. ^ Saturnino Monteiro (2011), Portuguese Sea Battles 1580-1603 pp.176-179