Battle of Perak (1658)

Battle of Perak (1658)
	Part of the Dutch colonial expansion in Asia
Date	23 April – 27 May 1658
Location	Perak, Malay Peninsula
Result	Perakian victory Dutch temporarily withdraw from Perak;
Belligerents
Sultanate of Perak; Aceh Sultanate	Dutch East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Mahmud Iskandar Shah; Taj ul-Alam	Joan Maetsuycker; Joan Truijtman
Strength
7 warships; 30 smaller vessels	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Many killed and wounded

The Battle of Perak (1658) was a series of naval engagements and coastal attacks fought between the Sultanate of Perak and the Dutch East India Company (VOC) from 23 April to 27 May 1658. The conflict took place along the western coast of the Malay Peninsula and was driven by local opposition to Dutch attempts to control the regional tin trade. Repeated attacks by Perak forces on Dutch trading posts eventually led to the temporary withdrawal of Dutch forces from the area.