Siege of Bintan
The siege of Bintan of 1526 was a military operation in which Portuguese forces successfully sieged, assaulted and destroyed the city of Bintan (Bintão, in Portuguese), capital of the former sultan of Malacca Mahmud Shah.
| Battle of Bintan | |||||||
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| Part of Malay-Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Portuguese Empire | Sultanate of Malacca | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Mahmud Shah of Malacca Mahmud Shah I of Pahang Unrecorded allied ruler | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 galleon 3 carracks 2 caravels 1 galley 1 half-galley 5 light-galleys 2 armed batels 600 Portuguese soldiers 300 Malay auxiliaries Unrecorded number of sailors and combat slaves |
30 000 men 20 oarships Sultan of Pahang: 30 oarships 2000 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Few | Unknown | ||||||
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