What the records say
- When
- Oct 1521
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 0.95° N, 104.62° E
- Description
- 16th c. military engagement
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Attack on Bintan (1521)
16th c. military engagement
The Attack on Bintan in 1521 was an engagement between the Malaccans and the Portuguese who attacked the island in order to destroy Mahmud Shah of Malacca's base in Bintan, however, the attack was successfully fended off.
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