Battle of Tidore
| Battle of Tidore (1536) | |||||||
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| Part of Portuguese Battle in the East | |||||||
Portuguese depiction of the Moluccas | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Portuguese Empire Ternate loyal to Hairun |
Ternate loyal to Dayal Sultanate of Tidore Sultanate of Bacan Sultanate of Jailolo Kingdom of Vaigama Kingdom of Vaigue Kingdom of Quibibi Kingdom of Mincibo | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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António Galvão Sultan Hairun |
Dayal of Ternate † Mir of Tidore Alauddin of Bacan Katarabumi of Geilolo 4 unnamed Papuan kings | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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30,000 men 500–600 firearms | ||||||
| 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.