Battle of Mombasa (1589)

Battle of Mombasa (1589)
	Part of the Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1586–1589)
	; 16th century depiction of Mombasa.
Date	March 5, 1589
Location	East African coast
Result	Portuguese victory
Territorial; changes	Ottomans expelled from the East African coast
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal; Zimba tribe	Ottoman Empire Sultanate of Mombasa;
Commanders and leaders
Tomé de Sousa Coutinho	Mir Ali Beg (POW)
Casualties and losses
Few	Heavy

The Battle of Mombasa took place on 5 March 1589, between Portuguese and Zimba forces under the command of Tomé Coutinho against the Ottomans. The Portuguese would reconquer the city and capture Mir Ali Beg.^[1]

^ Fernández-Armesto, Felipe (2019-01-03). The Oxford Illustrated History of the World. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-106720-4.

[1] Fernández-Armesto, Felipe (2019-01-03). The Oxford Illustrated History of the World. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-106720-4.

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