Battle of al-Shihr (1548)

Battle of al-Shihr

a map shows Mahra Sultanate and Kathiri Sultanate
DateApril 7, 1548
Location
Al-Shihr
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire
Mahra Sultanate		 Kathiri Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Dom Álvaro de Castro
Sa'd bin Afrar		 Unknown
Strength
200 Portuguese soldiers
22 light-galleys		 80 men
Casualties and losses
40 dead All killed

The battle of al-Shihr was a military confrontation in 1548 between the Portuguese alongside Sa'd bin Afrar, the ruler of Mahra Sultanate and Kathiri Sultanate who had captured al-Mahrah from Sa'd. The Portuguese successfully captured the fort near al-Shihr from the Kathiris.

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