Siege of Bahrain (1529)

Siege of Bahrain 1529
Date20 September-4 October 1529
Location
Result Bahraini victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire Bahraini rebels
Commanders and leaders
Simao de Cunha Badr al-Din
Strength
400 men
5 ships
800 men
Casualties and losses
200 dead
150 sick
All ships but one lost
Unknown

The siege of Bahrain in 1529 was a military engagement between the Portuguese and the Bahrainian rebels who revolted against the Kingdom of Hormuz. The siege ended in a fiasco for the Portuguese.


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