What the records say
- When
- 1589
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 15.53° N, 39.45° E
- Description
- 1589 siege
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Siege of Hergigo
The Siege of Hergigo was the failed siege launched by Emperor Sarsa Dengel on the fortified Ottoman-held port town of Hergigo, mentioned in the imperial chronicle under its Saho name of Dakhano, located on the coast of the Red Sea facing the island of Massawa, in 1589. The siege was part of the emperor's decade-long campaign to reclaim the north coast following the death of Bahr Negash Yeshaq at the Battle of Addi Qa…
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