Siege of Malacca (1551)

Siege of Malacca 1551
Part of Malay–Portuguese conflicts
Portuguese Malacca 1550–1564
Date June–September 1551 Location Malacca, Malay Peninsula Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire	Sultanate of Johor Sultanate of Jepara Sultanate of Perak Sultanate of Pahang
Commanders and leaders
Dom Pedro da Silva Dom Garcia de Meneses †	Alauddin Riayat Shah II of Johor Laksamana † Zainal Abidin Shah of Pahang Mansur Shah I of Perak Ratu Kalinyamat of Jepara
Strength
400 Portuguese soldiers[1] Malay auxiliaries	150 Malay lancharas[1] 6,000 Malays[1] 40 Javanese junks[1] 4,000 Javanese[1]
Casualties and losses
Over 200 dead among soldiers and civilians[2]	Over 2,000 dead[2]

The siege of Malacca of 1551 was a military engagement that took place in the Malay Peninsula, between the Portuguese Empire and the allied forces of the Sultanate of Johor, the Sultanate of Pahang, the Sultanate of Perak and the Sultanate of Jepara in Java. The Portuguese were victorious.