Siege

Siege of Johor

Jul 1587 – Aug 1587 · 1.49° N, 103.78° E

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Jul 1587 – Aug 1587
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Siege
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1.49° N, 103.78° E
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1587 successful Portuguese siege on Johor

Siege of Johor (1587)

Successful Portuguese siege on Johor

The siege of Johor of 1587 was a military operation in which Portuguese forces successfully sieged, sacked, and razed Johor, capital of its eponymous sultanate. The city would later be rebuilt at a different location.

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