What the records say
- When
- 17 Apr 1548
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 14.76° N, 49.61° E
- Description
- 1548 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of al-Shihr (1548)
The battle of al-Shihr was a military confrontation in 1548 between the Portuguese alongside Sa'd bin Afrar, the ruler of Mahra Sultanate and Kathiri Sultanate who had captured al-Mahrah from Sa'd. The Portuguese successfully captured the fort near al-Shihr from the Kathiris.
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