Battle of Barawa
| Battle of Barawa | |||||||
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| Part of the Somali–Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
Modern-day Barawa | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ajuran Sultanate | Portuguese Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Rasul ibn Ali |
Tristão da Cunha (WIA) Afonso de Albuquerque | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,000 | 1,500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | 50 killed | ||||||
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The Battle of Barawa was an armed military encounter between the Portuguese Empire and the Ajuran Sultanate, in the city of Barawa. The Portuguese staged a landing and achieved their objectives of sacking the city.