What the records say
- When
- Jul 1559 – Nov 1559
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 26.07° N, 50.55° E
- Description
- 1559 siege
Siege of Bahrain
1559 siege
The siege of Bahrain of 1559 occurred when forces of the Ottoman Empire, commanded by the governor of the Lahsa eyalet Mustafa Pasha, attempted to seize Bahrain, and thus wrest control of the island and its famed pearl trade from the Portuguese Empire. The siege was unsuccessful, and the Portuguese defeated the Turks when reinforcements were dispatched by sea from the fortress of Hormuz.
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