Red Seal Ship incident (1609)

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Red Seal Ship incident
Part of Japanese–Portuguese conflicts
Map of the Macau Peninsula
Date November 30, 1608[1] or February, 1609[2] Location Macau, China Result Portuguese victory Disturbance suppressed[2]
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal	Tokugawa shogunate Arima clan
Commanders and leaders
André Pessoa	Arima Harunobu
Casualties and losses
Unknown	27 men[1]-60 sailors killed[2] 50 surrendered[1] Unknown number of ringleaders executed[1]

The Red Seal Ship incident (マカオの朱印船騒擾事件) was a confrontation in 1609 between the Portuguese authorities in Macau and a crew of Japanese sailors aboard a Red Seal Ship belonging to Arima Harunobu.