Battle of Tidore

Battle of Tidore 1536
Part of Portuguese Battle in the East
Portuguese depiction of the Moluccas
Date 21 December 1536.[2] Location Tidore, Moluccas Result Decisive Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire Ternate loyal to Hairun	Ternate loyal to Dayal Sultanate of Tidore Sultanate of Bacan Sultanate of Jailolo Kingdom of Vaigama[1] Kingdom of Vaigue[1] Kingdom of Quibibi[1] Kingdom of Mincibo[1]
Commanders and leaders
António Galvão Sultan Hairun	Dayal of Ternate † Mir of Tidore Alauddin of Bacan Katarabumi of Geilolo 4 unnamed Papuan kings
Strength
6 ships.[3] 120 Portuguese soldiers[4] 80 musketeers[5]	30,000 men.[4] 500-600 firearms.[6]
Casualties and losses
Few	Heavy

The Battle of Tidore in 1536 was a military engagement between the forces of the Portuguese Empire, and those of eight united rulers of the archipelago.

After conducting an amphibious attack on Tidore, the heavily outnumbered Portuguese led by António Galvão assaulted and razed the city of Tidore. The coalition fell apart shortly afterwards and the region submitted to Portuguese rule.^[7]