Battle of Ash-Shihr (1523)

Battle of Ash-Shihr

Painting depicting Portuguese soldiers attacking and burning the city
DateFebruary 28 – March 2, 1523 (1523-02-28 – 1523-03-02)
Location
Ash-Shihr, Kathiri Sultanate
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal
Mahra Sultanate		 Kathiri Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Duarte de Meneses
Luís de Meneses
  • Badr Abu Tuairq al-Kathiri
  • Mutran bin Mansur †
  • Atif bin Dahdah
  • Yaqoub Al-Haridi †
  • Salem Baaween †
  • Hussein Al-Aidaroos †
  • Ahmed ba-Fadl †
  • Fadl ba-Fadl †
  • Ahmed bin Abdullah ba-Fadl †
Strength
8 ships
6 galleons
400-700 soldiers		 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 480+ killed

The Battle of Ash-Shihr was an attack launched by the Portuguese navy in 1523 on the city of Ash-Shihr which was a part of the Kathiri Sultanate.

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