Sack of Thatta

Sack of Thatta (1557)
Part of Portuguese battles in the East
Date1557
Location
Thatta, Sindh
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire Tarkhan dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Pedro Barreto Rolim Muhammad Isa Tarkhun
Strength
28 vessels
700 soldiers		 Unknown
Casualties and losses
No dead 8,000 dead

The Sack of Thatta in 1557 was an armed engagement in the city of Thatta, modern-day Pakistan, between the forces of the Portuguese Empire and those of the Tarkhan dynasty, who ruled Sindh. The Portuguese were victorious and Thatta was sacked, the Portuguese obtaining of the largest spoils ever captured in Asia.

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