Sack of Thatta

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Sack of Thatta (1557)
Part of Portuguese battles in the East
Date 1557 Location Thatta, Sindh Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire	Tarkhan dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Pedro Barreto Rolim	Muhammad Isa Tarkhun
Strength
28 vessels 700 soldiers	Unknown
Casualties and losses
No dead	8,000 dead

The Sack of Thatta in 1557 was an armed engagement in the city of Thatta, modern-day Pakistan, between the forces of the Portuguese Empire and those of the Tarkhan dynasty, who ruled Sindh. The Portuguese were victorious and Thatta was sacked, the Portuguese obtaining of the largest spoils ever captured in Asia.^[1]