List of wars involving Portugal

The following is a list of wars involving Portugal.

County of Portugal (868–1139)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Battle of Aguioncha (966) Location: Iberian Peninsula	County of Portugal	Kingdom of Galicia	Victory Culmination of a Galician–Portuguese civil war in the Kingdom of León.
Battle of Pedroso (1071) Location: Iberian Peninsula	County of Portugal	Kingdom of Galicia	Defeat García II of Galicia declaring himself King of Portugal.
Capture of Santarém (1111) Location: Iberian Peninsula	County of Portugal	Almoravids	Defeat Moroccan forces sacks Coimbra
Siege of Coimbra (1117) Location: Iberian Peninsula	County of Portugal	Almoravids	Victory
Battle of São Mamede (1128) Part of Kingdom of León civil war and War of Portuguese independence Location: Iberian Peninsula	County of Portugal Supported by: Kingdom of Galicia	Portuguese rebels	Victory Afonso Henriques takes the leadership of the County of Portugal and paves the way for an independent Kingdom of Portugal.
Luso-Leonese War (1130–37) Location: Iberian Peninsula	County of Portugal	Kingdom of León	Stalemate Treaty of Tuy
Battle of Cerneja (1139) Location: Iberian Peninsula	County of Portugal	Kingdom of León	Victory War of Portuguese independence.

Kingdom of Portugal (1139–1910)

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Battle of Ourique (1139) Location: Iberian Peninsula	County of Portugal	Almoravids	Victory Afonso Henriques is acclaimed King of Portugal
Battle of Valdevez (1140) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Kingdom of León	Victory The Treaty of Zamora (1143) recognized Portuguese independence from the Kingdom of León.
Siege of Lisbon (1142) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Anglo-Norman Crusaders	Taifa of Badajoz	Defeat
Second Crusade (1147–50) Location: Middle East and North Africa (Near East, Anatolia, Levant, Egypt) and Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Jerusalem Kingdom of France Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Castile County of Barcelona Kingdom of León Byzantine Empire Kingdom of England	Seljuk Empire Emirate of Zengids Abbasid Caliphate Fatimid Caliphate Almoravids	Status quo ante bellum Decisive Seljuk Turks victory in Anatolia Decisive Crusader victories in Iberia
Conquest of Santarém (1147) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Taifa of Badajoz	Victory Afonso Henriques and his army arrived at Santarém, taking it within a day.
Siege of Lisbon (1147) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Crusaders	Taifa of Badajoz	Victory The victory was a turning-point in Portugal's history.
Luso-Leonese War (1167–1169) Siege of Badajoz (1169) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Almohad Caliphate Kingdom of León	Defeat
Battle of Cabo Espichel (1180)^[1] Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Almohad Caliphate	Victory First naval victory against the Moors.
Raid of Ceuta (1180)^[2]	Kingdom of Portugal	Almohad Caliphate	Victory
Battle of Silves (1182) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Almohad Caliphate	Defeat
Siege of Santarém (1184) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of León	Almohad Caliphate	Victory Pope Alexander III formally recognized Afonso I as rex Portugalensium
Third Crusade (1189) Location: Middle East (Levant and Anatolia), Mediterranean Europe (Sicily, Iberia, Balkans)	Kingdom of Portugal Crusaders from Germany, Hungary, France, Denmark, Italy, Spain and England	Almohad Caliphate	Victory Conquest of Alvor and siege of Silves.
Almohad campaign in the Algarve (1190–1191) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Crusaders	Almohad Caliphate	Defeat Part of the Reconquista and Third Crusade.
Battle of Alarcos (1195) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Castile Order of Santiago Order of St. Benedict	Almohad Caliphate Castilian rebels	Defeat
Luso-Leonese War (1196–1200) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Castile	Kingdom of León Kingdom of Navarre Almohad Caliphate	Status Quo Ante Bellum
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Castile Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Navarre Leonese volunteers French volunteers	Almohad Caliphate	Victory Turning point in the Reconquista
Siege of Alcácer do Sal (1217) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Crusaders	Almohad Caliphate	Victory
Siege of Faro (1249) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Almohad Caliphate	Victory This marked the end of the Portuguese Reconquista, with Lisbon becoming the capital city of the Kingdom of Portugal in 1255.
War of the Strait (1292–1350) Battle of Salé Battle of Écija (1275) Siege of Algeciras (1278–1279) Battle of Moclín (1280) Conquest of Taifa First siege of Gibraltar Battle of Ceuta (1309) Siege of Algeciras (1309–1310) Second siege of Gibraltar Battle of the Vega of Granada Razia of 1330 Battle of Teba Siege of Guardamar Siege of Elche Third siege of Gibraltar Fourth siege of Gibraltar Battle of Ceuta (1339) Battle of Getares Battle of Río Salado Battle of Estepona Siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) Fifth siege of Gibraltar (1292–1350) Location: Mediterranean Sea (Strait of Gibraltar)	Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Castile Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: Kingdom of Navarre Kingdom of France Kingdom of England Republic of Genoa	Marinid Sultanate Emirate of Granada	Victory End of Moroccan hegemony in the Strait of Gibraltar. No more offensive or expansion attempts against the Christian Kingdoms would be done by Marinids, being just at the defensive for the rest of the reconquista.
Luso-Castilian War (1295–1297) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Aragon	Kingdom of Castile	Stalemate Treaty of Alcañices
Luso-Castillian War (1336–39) Battle of Villanueva de Barcarrota (1336) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Crown of Castile	Defeat
Battle of Río Salado (1340) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile	Marinid Sultanate Emirate of Granada	Victory Defeat of the Marinid invasion
Battle of Guadalmesí (1342)^[3] Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Marinid Sultanate	Victory
Siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Navarre Republic of Genoa European crusaders	Marinid Sultanate Emirate of Granada	Victory The city surrendered and was incorporated into the Crown of Castile in 1344.
War of the Two Peters (1356–1375) Part of Hundred Years' War Location: Iberian Peninsula	Crown of Castile Supported by: Kingdom of England Republic of Genoa Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Navarre Kingdom of Granada	Crown of Aragon Supported by: Henry of Trastámara Kingdom of France	Indecisive The war was prolonged because Peter of Castile lost his throne to Henry of Trastámara. Overthrowing of Peter I of Castile.
First Fernandine War (1369–1370) Part of the Fernandine Wars Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: Crown of Aragon	Crown of Castile	Defeat
Second Fernandine War (1372–1373) Part of the Fernandine Wars Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Crown of Castile	Defeat
Third Fernandine War (1381–1382) Part of the Fernandine Wars Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Crown of Castile	Defeat
Portuguese interregnum (1383–1385) Part of Hundred Years' War Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: Kingdom of England	Crown of Castile Supported by: Kingdom of France Crown of Aragon	Victory Consolidation of Portuguese independence.
Conquest of Ceuta (1415) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal	Marinid Sultanate	Victory Portuguese consecrated the main mosque into the cities cathedral. Start of Portuguese Morocco.
Siege of Ceuta (1419) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Marinid Sultanate Emirate of Granada	Victory Pedro de Menezes led the Portuguese garrison in a sally against the Marinid siege camp and forced the lifting of the siege before the relief fleet even arrived
Irmandiño revolts (1431–69) Part of Castillian Civil War Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Castile Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: Andrade, Lemos and Moscoso families	Galician rebels	Victory
Battle of Tangier (1437) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Marinid Sultanate	Indecisive Prince Henry the Navigator did not return to Lisbon to report to his brother, King Edward of Portugal, but rather sailed directly to Ceuta.
Conquest of Ksar es-Seghir (1458–1459) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Wattasids	Victory The conquest was successful due to the superiority of the Portuguese artillery, and to the decision of Abd al-Haqq II to keep his army in Tangier upon being informed of the presence of the Portuguese fleet, while he was preparing an attack on Tlemcen.
Catalan Civil War (1462–72) War of the Remences Mieres uprising Location: Iberian Peninsula	Principality of Catalonia Crown of Castile Kingdom of Portugal	Forces of John II of Aragon Kingdom of France	Defeat
Siege of Tangier (1463–1464) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Marinid Sultanate	Defeat
Anfa expedition (1468) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Wattasids	Victory
Conquest of Asilah (1471) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Wattasids	Victory After a troubled disembarkation that resulted in the death of more than 200 men caused by strong winds and waves, Afonso's army reached the shore and laid siege to the city of Asilah, conquering it after a hard battle. Establishment of Portuguese Asilah.
Portuguese conquest of Tangier (1471) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Marinid Sultanate	Victory Establishment of Portuguese Tangier
War of the Castilian Succession (1475–1479) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of France	Crown of Castile Crown of Aragon	Indecisive Isabella is recognised as Queen of Castile Marriage of Isabella of Aragon and Afonso of Portugal Portugal gains hegemony in the Atlantic south of the Canary Islands Portugal recognizes Castile's claim to the Canary Islands
Siege of Ceuta (1476)^[4] Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa	Kingdom of Portugal Crown of Castile (Juana Supporters)	Marinid Sultanate	Victory
Battle of Guinea (1478) Part of the War of the Castilian Succession Location: Gulf of Guinea	Kingdom of Portugal	Crown of Castile	Victory
Ottoman conquest of Otranto (1480–81) Location: Italian Peninsula	Kingdom of Naples Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Hungary Papal States Kingdom of Portugal See also: Portuguese expedition to Otranto	Ottoman Empire	Victory Ottomans conquer Otranto and gain foothold in Southern Italy Ottoman garrison surrender the city after 13 months
Chaouia expedition (1487) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Wattasids	Victory
Siege of Graciosa (1489) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Wattasids	Defeat
Targa expedition (1490) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Wattasids	Victory
First Luso-Malabarese War (1500–1513) First Battle of Cannanore (1501) Battle of Calicut (1503) Battle of Cochin (1504) Battle of Pandarane (1504) Battle of Cannanore (1506) Siege of Cannanore (1507) Battle of Chaul (1508) Battle of Diu (1509)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese India Armadas Fort Emmanuel Kingdom of Cochin Kingdom of Cannanore (until 1507) Kingdom of Kollam Kingdom of Tanur (1504 on)	Kingdom of Calicut Vassal Malabari states (up to 1504) Edapalli Cranganore Kottakkal Kingdom of Tanur Beypore Chaliyam Pariyapuram Other Indian States^[5]^{[full citation needed]} Supported by: Mamluk Egypt Republic of Venice Arab privateers	Victory Start of Portuguese presence in Asia, Portuguese India and Malabarese–Portuguese conflicts.
Battle of Mers-el-Kébir (1501) Location: North Africa (modern Algeria)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Kingdom of Tlemcen	Defeat
First Battle of Cannanore (1501) Location: Asia, Indian subcontinent	Portuguese Empire 3rd Portuguese India Armada	Kingdom of Calicut	Victory
Battle of Tanger (1502) Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Portugal Portuguese Tangier	Wattasids	Defeat
Battle of Calicut (1503) Location: Indian subcontinent	Portuguese Empire 4th Portuguese India Armada	Kingdom of Calicut Arab privateers	Victory
Battle of Pandarane (1504) Location: Indian subcontinent	Portuguese Empire 6th Portuguese India Armada	Mamluk Sultanate	Victory Start of Portuguese-Mamluk Naval War
Battle of Cochin (1504) Location: Indian subcontinent	Portugal Kingdom of Cochin	Kingdom of Calicut Vassal Malabari states Edapalli Cranganore Kottakkal Kingdom of Tanur Beypore Chaliyam Pariyapuram Other Indian States^[5]^{[full citation needed]}	Victory
Battle of Mombasa (1505) Location: East Africa (modern Kenya)	Portuguese Empire 7th Portuguese India Armada	Mombasa Sultanate	Victory
Portuguese-Mamluk naval war (1505–1517) Battle of Chaul Battle of Diu Siege of Jeddah Location: Asia, Indian Ocean	Portugal	Mamluk Sultanate Kingdom of Calicut Bijapur Sultanate Gujarat Sultanate Supported by Republic of Venice Ottoman Empire	Victory Start of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations on the Indian Ocean. Start of Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts on Indian subcontinent.
Siege of Anjadiva (1506) Location: Indian subcontinent	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Bijapur Sultanate	Victory
Battle of Barawa (1507) Location: East Africa (modern Somalia)	Portuguese Empire	Ajuran Sultanate	Victory Start of Ajuran-Portuguese wars
Ajuran-Portuguese wars (1507–1542) Location: East Africa (modern Somalia)	Kingdom of Portugal	Ajuran Sultanate Ottoman Empire^[6]^{[full citation needed]}^[7]	Victory Portuguese retake Pate, Mombasa and Kilwa from Somali/Ottoman forces.^[8]^[9]
Battle of Socotra (1507) Location: Socotra (between Guardafui Channel and Arabian Sea)	Portuguese Empire	Mahra Sultanate	Victory
Capture of Ormuz (1507) Location: Asia, Persian Gulf (Hormuz Island)	Portuguese Empire	Kingdom of Ormus Safavid Empire	Victory Start of Safavid–Portuguese conflicts
Persian–Portuguese wars (1507–1622) Capture of Cambarão Anglo-Persian capture of Qeshm Anglo-Persian capture of Hormuz Location: Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean (modern Iran)	Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Ormus Supported by: Spanish Empire (since 1580)	Safavid Empire Omani Empire Supported by: East India Company (since 1616)	Defeat Iranian reconquest of the territories and expel Portuguese of the Persian Gulf (except Gulf of Oman) Start of Portuguese-Omani conflicts. The Portuguese Empire start to decline and lost most of its land in the east to the British
Siege of Cannanore (1507) Location: Indian subcontinent	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Kingdom of Cannanore Kingdom of Calicut	Victory
Battle of Dabul (1508) Location: Indian subcontinent	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Bijapur Sultanate	Victory
Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts (1508–1573) Battle of Chaul Battle of Diu Siege of Diu (1531) Siege of Diu (1538) Siege of Diu (1546) Battle of Bharuch Portuguese conquest of Daman Location: Indian subcontinent (Gujarat)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Gujarat Sultanate Supported by: Kingdom of Calicut Mamluk Sultanate (until 1517) Ottoman Empire (since 1517)	Victory Establishment of Portuguese Diu. Treaty of Bassein (1534). Establishment of Portuguese Bassein. Establishment of Portuguese Daman. Consolidation of Portuguese control in the Gulf of Khambhat. Start of Mughal-Portuguese conflicts.
Sieges of Asilah (1508–1509) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Asilah Portuguese Tangier	Wattasids	Victory
Malay-Portuguese conflicts (1509–1641) Capture of Malacca (1511) Battle of Pago Attack on Bintan (1521) Battle of Lingga Battle of Muar River Siege of Bintan Battle of Ugentana Battle of Ugentana (1536) Battle of Ugentana (1536) Siege of Malacca (1551) Siege of Johor (1587) Battle of Bantam Siege of Malacca (1606) Battle of Cape Rachado Location: Southeast Asia, Malay Peninsula, Straits of Malacca (modern Malaysia, Singapore and western Indonesia)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese Malacca Supported by: Sultanate of Perak Sultanate of Kedah	Sultanate of Malacca Sultanate of Johor Sultanate of Pahang Sultanate of Patani Sultanate of Jepara Supported by: Sultanate of Indragiri Dutch East India Company	Stalemate Consolidation of Portuguese presence in Asia by conquering Sultanate of Malacca. Then Portuguese defeat by Dutch intervention and start of Dutch Malacca.
Portuguese conquest of Goa (1510) Location: Indian subcontinent	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese India	Bijapur Sultanate	Victory Consolidation of Portuguese India authority.
Capture of Malacca (1511) Location: Malacca City (modern Malaysia)	Kingdom of Portugal	Malacca Sultanate	Victory Establishment of Portuguese Malacca and consolidation of Portuguese Empire in the Indonesian Archipelago.
Siege of Aden (1513) Location: Arabian Peninsula (modern Yemen)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Yemeni Tahirids	Defeat
Battle of Azemmour (1513) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Wattasids	Victory Conquest of Azemmour in Morocco
Battle of Tednest (1514) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Saadi Sultanate	Victory
Raid of Marrakesh (1515) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco Berber auxiliaries	Hintata Supported by: Saadi Sultanate Wattasid dynasty	Defeat
Battle of Mamora (1515) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Morocco	Wattasids Supported by Abda Doukkala	Defeat
Expedition against Oulad Amrane(1516) Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal	Oulad Amrane	Defeat
Siege of Goa (1517) Location: Indian subcontinent	Portuguese Empire Portuguese Goa	Bijapur Sultanate	Victory
Battle of Zeila (1517) Location: East Africa (modern Somaliland)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Adal Sultanate	Victory
Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts (1518–1658) Battle of Vedalai Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom (1560) Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom (1591) Siege of Kotte (1557–1558) Battle of Mulleriyawa Siege of Colombo (1587–88) Campaign of Danture Battle of Balana Kandyan commerce raiding against Portugal (1612–1613) Battle of Mulleriyawa (1624) Battle of Jaffna (1628) Battle of Randeniwela Battle of Gannoruwa Siege of Galle (1640) Action of 23 March 1654 Action of 2 May 1654 Part of Crisis of the Sixteenth Century Location: Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Portuguese Ceylon Lascarins Kingdom of Kotte	Kingdom of Sitawaka Kingdom of Kandy Principality of Raigama Kingdom of Jaffna Supported by: Zamorin of Calicut Kingdom of Tanjore Vanni chieftains Dutch East India Company (From 1638)	Stalemate Establishment and then destruction of Portuguese Ceylon, after conquering kingdoms of Kotte, Sitawaka, Jaffna and Raigama. Capture of Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, Raigama and much of Sitawaka by the Dutch and the establishment of Dutch Ceylon
Acehnese–Portuguese conflicts (1519–1639) Battle of Aceh (1521) Pedir expedition (1522) Acehnese conquest of Pasai Battle of Aceh (1528) Battle of Perlis River Siege of Malacca (1568) Battle of Aceh (1569) Aceh expedition (1606) Battle of Formoso River Battle of Langat River Battle of Duyon River Location: Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Malay Peninsula and Strait of Malacca (modern western Indonesia and Peninsular Malaysia)	Portuguese Empire Supported by: Kingdom of Aru Sultanate of Johor Sultanate of Kedah Sultanate of Pasai^[10] Sultanate of Pedir^[11] Sultanate of Perak Sultanate of Perlis	Sultanate of Aceh Supported by: Ottoman Empire Sultanate of Kalinyamat Sultanate of Golkonda Dutch East India Company	Inconclusive Aceh expansionism stopped.
Portuguese conquest of Bahrain (1521) Location: Eastern Arabia, Persian Gulf (Bahrain)	Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Ormus	Jabrids	Victory
Battle of Tunmen (1521) Location: China (modern Hong Kong)	Portuguese Empire Tamão	Ming China	Defeat Portuguese abandon Tamão
Battle of Sincouwaan (1522) Location: China (modern Hong Kong)	Portuguese Empire	Ming China	Defeat
Battle of al-Shihr (1523) Location: Arabian Peninsula (modern Yemen)	Portuguese Empire	Kathiri Sultanate	Victory
Siege of Calicut (1526) Part of Calicut-Portuguese wars Location: Indian subcontinent	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Zamorin of Calicut	Defeat
Conquest of Sunda Kelapa (1527) Location: Java (modern Indonesia)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese Malacca Sunda Kingdom	Demak Sultanate Banten Sultanate Cirebon Sultanate	Defeat
Battle of Mombasa (1528) Location: East Africa (modern Kenya)	Portuguese Empire Supported by: Malindi Kingdom	Mombasa Sultanate	Victory
Siege of Bahrain (1529) Location: Eastern Arabia, Persian Gulf (Bahrain)	Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Ormus	Bahraini rebels	Defeat
Abyssinian–Adal war (1529–1543) Battle of Baçente Battle of Jarte Battle of the Hill of the Jews Battle of Wofla Battle of Wayna Daga Location: East Africa (modern Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea)	Ethiopian Empire Kingdom of Portugal (1542–43)	Adal Sultanate Ottoman Empire (1542–43)	Inconclusive Withdrawal of the Adal-Ottoman armies from the Ethiopian Highlands after the death of Ahmed ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi.^[12] Conflict continues between the armies of the Imperial and Amiric successors; Galawdewos and Nur ibn Mujahid.^[13] Weakening of the Abyssinians and Adalites, which opened the door for The Great Oromo Migrations.
Spanish-Ottoman War (1529–1541) Conquest of Tunis (1535) Part of Spanish-Ottoman Wars of 1515-1577, Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations and Ottoman–Habsburg wars Location: Mediterranean Sea, North Africa	Empire of Charles V Spain Kingdom of Sicily Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Sardinia Republic of Genoa County of Flanders Holy Roman Empire Papal States Kingdom of Portugal Knights of Malta Kingdom of France (until 1534) Hafsid dynasty Kingdom of Kuku Kabyle people	Ottoman Empire Regency of Algiers Ottoman Tunisia Kingdom of Tlemcen Banu Rashid Arab irregulars Kingdom of France (since 1535)	Stalemate After Habsburg forces and allies conquered the fortress of Monastir, Sousse, Hammamet and Kelibia. The Spaniards make Tunisia, under Muley Hassan of the Hafsid dynasty, a Client state.
Ternatean–Portuguese conflicts (1530–1605) Battle of Tidore Attack on Jailolo Location: Maluku Islands, (modern eastern Indonesia)	Portuguese Empire Spanish Empire Sultanate of Tidore	Sultanate of Ternate Dutch East India Company	Defeat
Battle of al-Shihr (1531) Part of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations Location: Arabian Peninsula (modern Yemen)	Portuguese Empire	Ottoman Empire Kathiri Sultanate	Defeat
Siege of Diu (1531) Part of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations Location: Indian subcontinent	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Gujarat Sultanate Ottoman Empire	Defeat
French invasions to Colonial Brazil (1531–1615) Battle of Rio de Janeiro (1558) Battle of Rio de Janeiro (1567) Portuguese conquest of Maranhão Battle of Guaxenduba Location: South America, Brazil	Portuguese Empire Colonial Brazil Captaincy of Pernambuco Captaincy of Rio Grande Captaincy of Paraíba Captaincy of São Vicente Indian allies Tabajara tribes Ceará tribes^[14] Potiguara tribes^[14]	France France Antarctique Equinoctial France Indian allies Tamoyo Tupinamba	Victory Henriville is destroyed
Spanish Jailolo-Portuguese Ternate war (1533) Part of Tidore-Ternate conflicts (1521–1667)^[15]^[16] Location: Maluku Islands, (modern eastern Indonesia)	Sultanate of Ternate Portuguese Empire	Sultanate of Tidore Jailolo Sultanate Spanish Empire	Stalemate
Iguape War (1534–1536) Location: South America, Brazil	Kingdom of Portugal Colonial Brazil	Spanish Empire Indian auxiliaries Carijós Guaianás	Victory
Battle of Tidore (1536) Part of Ternatean Civil War and Ternatean–Portuguese conflicts Location: Maluku Islands, (modern eastern Indonesia)	Portuguese Empire Ternate loyal to Hairun	Ternate loyal to Dayal Sultanate of Tidore Sultanate of Bacan Sultanate of Jailolo Kingdom of Vaigama^[17] Kingdom of Vaigue^[17] Kingdom of Quibibi^[17] Kingdom of Mincibo^[17]	Victory
Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1559) Siege of Diu Battle of Suakin (1541) Attack on Jeddah (1541) Battle of El Tor Battle of Suez (1541) Capture of Aden (1548) Battle of Bab el-Mandeb Siege of Qatif (1551) Action at Diu Ottoman campaign against Hormuz (1552–1554) Battle of the Gulf of Oman Attack on Moccha Siege of Bahrain Battle of Kamaran Location: Persian Gulf, Horn of Africa, Red Sea and India	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese India Kingdom of Hormuz Ethiopian Empire	Ottoman Empire Gujarat Sultanate Adal Sultanate	Victory Portugal maintains control of the Persian Gulf.
Shuangyu Skirmishes (1539) Part of Jiajing wokou raids Location: China (Zhejiang)	Wokou (Japanese, Chinese, and Korean pirates) Portuguese pirates	Ming China	Victory
Fall of Agadir (1541) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Portuguese Empire	Saadi Sultanate	Defeat
Battle of Benadir (1542) Location: East Africa (modern Somalia)	Portuguese Empire	Ajuran Sultanate	Victory
Shuangyu Skirmishes (1543) Part of Jiajing wokou raids Location: China (Zhejiang)	Wokou (Japanese, Chinese, and Korean pirates) Portuguese pirates	Ming China	Defeat
Burmese–Siamese War (1547–1549)^[18] Location: Southeast Asia (modern Thailand)	Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam) Supported by: Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Toungoo dynasty (Burma)	Victory Diogo Pereira and Galeote Pereira mission succeed.
Raid of Zhangzhou (1547) Part of Jiajing wokou raids Location: China (Zhangzhou)	Portuguese pirates	Ming China	Victory
Raid of Ningbo (1548) Part of Jiajing wokou raids Location: China (Ningbo)	Portuguese pirates	Ming China	Victory
Raid of Taizhou (1548) Part of Jiajing wokou raids Location: China (Taizhou)	Portuguese pirates	Ming China	Victory
Battle of al-Shihr (1548) Location: Arabian Peninsula (modern Yemen)	Portuguese Empire Mahra Sultanate	Kathiri Sultanate	Victory
Incident of Dongshan Peninsula (1549) Part of Jiajing wokou raids Location: China (Fujian)	Wokou Portuguese merchants	Ming China	Defeat Galeote Pereira is captured.
Battle of the Bay of Velez (1553) Location: North Africa, Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera	Kingdom of Portugal	Ottoman Empire Regency of Algiers	Defeat
Tamoyo Confederation (1554–1567) Location: Brazil	Portuguese Empire Colonial Brazil	Tupinambá people	Victory
Aimoré War (1555–1673) Location: Brazil	Portuguese Empire Colonial Brazil	Aimoré people	Victory
Siege of Piratininga (1555–1736) Location: Brazil	Portuguese Empire Colonial Brazil	Guarulho people Guaianá people Carijó people	Victory Invaders are expelled
Siege of Kotte (1557–1558) Location: Sri Lanka	Portuguese Empire Lascarins Kingdom of Kotte	Kingdom of Sitawaka	Victory
Bandeirantes raids from Brazil to Spanish domains (1557–18th century) Location: South America (mostly Amazon Forest)	Portuguese Empire Bandeirantes from Colonial Brazil	Spain Viceroyalty of Peru Viceroyalty of New Granada (since 1717) Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata (since 1777)	Stalemate The Amazon is divided between Spain and Portugal with the Treaty of Madrid (1750), as both countries compromissed to stop and punish bandits expeditions from bandeirantes.
Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1558–1566) Part of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations Location: Indian Ocean	Kingdom of Portugal	Ottoman Empire Ajuran Sultanate	Victory
Battle of Mulleriyawa (1559) Location: Sri Lanka	Portuguese Empire	Kingdom of Sitawaka	Defeat Decisive victory to Sinhalese army of Kingdom of Sitawaka
Siege of Moji (1561) Location: Asia–Pacific, Japan	Ōtomo clan Portuguese Empire	Mōri clan	Defeat
Siege of Mazagan (1562) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese possessions in Morocco	Saadi Sultanate	Victory
Battle of Fukuda Bay (1565) Location: Asia–Pacific, Japan	Kingdom of Portugal	Matsura Takanobu Clan	Victory
Blockade of Cebu (1568) Part of Portuguese–Spanish colonial rivalry Location: Philippines	Portuguese Empire Portuguese moluccas	Spanish Empire Filipino loyalists	Defeat
Battle of Aceh (1569) Location: Sumatra (modern Indonesia)	Kingdom of Portugal	Sultanate of Aceh	Victory Aceh fleet destroyed
War of the League of the Indies (1570 – 1574) Siege of Chaliyam Location: Indian Ocean, Western India and the Straits of Malacca	Kingdom of Portugal	Sultanate of Bijapur Sultanate of Ahmadnagar Zamorin of Calicut Sultanate of Aceh Co-belligerents: Princely states of the Kanara coast Kalinyamat Sultanate Sultanate of Ternate Sultanate of Tidore Sultanate of Golkonda Mappila Muslims	Victory
Battle of Alcácer Quibir (1578) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese possessions in Morocco Moorish Allies	Saadi Sultanate Supported by: Ottoman Empire	Defeat 1580 Portuguese succession crisis Rise of the Moroccan Saadi Empire
War of the Portuguese Succession (1580–1583) Location: Iberian Peninsula, Azores	Portugal loyal to Prior of Crato France England United Provinces	Crown of Spain Portugal loyal to Philip of Spain	Decisive defeat for António, Prior of Crato Iberian Union
Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1580–89) Capture of Muscat (1581) Location: East Africa, Swahili coast and Indian Ocean	Kingdom of Portugal	Ottoman Empire	Victory Portuguese control in the South East African coast restored and Mir Ali Bey captured
Siege of Daman (1581) Part of Mughal-Portuguese conflicts Location: Indian subcontinent	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Mughal Empire	Victory
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) Battle of São Vicente English Armada Battle of Flores (1591) Battle of Flores (1592) Capture of Recife (1595) Battle of Sesimbra Bay Location: Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands, Ibero-America.	Spanish Empire Spanish Netherlands Spanish American colonies Council of Portugal State of Brazil Kingdom of Naples Duchy of Parma Grand Duchy of Tuscany Duchy of Savoy Duchy of Castro Order of Saint John co-belligerent French rebels See also: French Wars of Religion Irish rebels See also: Irish Nine Years' War	Kingdom of England Ireland co-belligerent United Provinces France Portuguese rebels	Indecisive Status quo ante bellum Treaty of London
Battle of Leitao Coast (1586) Location: Persian Gulf, Kish Island (Iran)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Arab Niquilus	Defeat
Siege of Johor (1587) Location: Malay Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Johor Sultanate	Victory
Siamese–Cambodian War (1591–1594)^[19] Location: Southeast Asia (modern Cambodia)	Kingdom of Cambodia Supported by: Spanish Empire Kingdom of Portugal	Ayutthaya Kingdom	Defeat Satha I is destroned by siam forces. Then he sought a Spanish protectorate, starting Cambodian–Spanish War.
Cambodian–Spanish War (1593–97) Location: Southeast Asia (modern Cambodia)	Spanish Empire Philippines Mexican recruits Kingdom of Portugal Cambodian allies Japanese mercenaries	Cambodia Supported by: Ayutthaya Kingdom Johor Sultanate (Muslim Malay merchants) Kingdom of Champa (Muslim Cham merchants)	Defeat
Campaign of Danture (1594) Location: Sri Lanka	Portuguese Empire	Kingdom of Kandy	Defeat Decisive victory to Sinhalese army of Kingdom of Kandy
Spanish-Portuguese conflict on China (1598–1600) Location: China (near Macau)	Portuguese Empire Macau Portuguese India	Spanish Empire El Piñal Philippines	Victory End of Spain's attempts to circumvent the restrictions placed on them from reaching China. Portuguese monopoly on the 16th century China trade seizured.
Dutch–Portuguese War (1598–1663) Part of Eighty Years' War and Thirty Years' War Europe Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1606) Battle of the Downs South America Capture of Bahia Recapture of Bahia Battle in the Bay of San Salvador Siege of Recife (1630) Battle of Mata Redonda Battle of Abrolhos Campaign of Porto Calvo Siege of Salvador (1638) Action of 12–17 January 1640 Battle of Tabocas Conquest of Paraíba Insurrection of Pernambuco Action at Tamanana, 9 September 1645 First Battle of Guararapes Second Battle of Guararapes Recapture of Recife (1652–1654) Africa Siege of Mozambique (1607) Siege of Mozambique (1608) Battle of Elmina (1625) Battle of Elmina (1637) Capture of Luanda (1641) Battle of Kombi Recapture of Angola Asia Battle of Bantam Capture of Amboina Battle of Changi (1603) Siege of Malacca (1606) Battle of Cape Rachado Battle of Macau Action of 1 February 1625 Battle off Hormuz (1625) Battle of Goa (1638) Action of 30 September 1639 Siege of Galle (1640) Siege of Malacca (1641) Action of 23 March 1654 Action of 2 May 1654 Dutch conquest of Malabar (1658-1663)	Kingdom of Portugal Brazilian colonial forces Portuguese Angola Portuguese Mozambique Portuguese Malacca Portuguese India Portuguese Ceylon Portuguese Macau Supported by: Spanish Empire (until 1640) Kingdom of Cochin Ming China Hormuz Potiguara Tupis	Dutch Republic Dutch East Indies Dutch West Indies Dutch Brazil Supported by: Kingdom of England (until 1640) France (until 1640) Safavid Empire Johor Sultanate Ternate Ayutthaya Kingdom of Kandy Sitawaka Jaffna Kingdom of Kongo Kingdom of Ndongo Rio Grande Tupis Nhandui Tarairiu Tribe	Indecisive Formation of the Dutch Empire. Portuguese Restoration War. Portuguese victory in Brazil, Angola, Goa and Macau. Dutch victory in Ghana, Malacca, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Both sides claim victory in India.
Siege of Kottakkal (1599–1600) Location: Indian subcontinent	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Kingdom of Calicut	Kunjali Marakkar forces	Victory
Palmares War (early 17th century–1695) Location: Brazil	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil Captaincy of Pernambuco Bandeirantes	Quilombo dos Palmares	Victory
Nossa Senhora da Graça incident (1610) Location: Nagasaki, Japan	Portuguese Empire	Tokugawa shogunate	Defeat
Battle of Swally (1612) Location: Indian subcontinent	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	English East India Company	Defeat
Cummean Revolt (1617–1621) Location: Brazil	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Tupinambá people	Victory
Sack of Madeira (1617) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Ottoman Empire Regency of Algiers	Defeat
Tupinambá Revolt (1618) Location: Brazil	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Tupinambá people	Victory
Tupinambás Uprising (1617–1621) Cumã Revolt Location: Brazil	Kingdom of Portugal Brazilian colonial forces	Tupinambá rebel forces under tuxaua (cacique) Cabelo de Velha	Victory
1st Danish expedition to India (1618–1622) Roland Crappé's raids on Portuguese colonies Conquest of Koneswaram Temple part of Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts and Thirty Years' War Location: Sri Lanka	Portuguese Empire Portuguese Ceylon France	Denmark-Norway East India Company Kandy Supported by: Thanjavur Nayak Dutch East India Company	Portuguese militar victory Danish political victory Raghunatha Nayak conceded Tranquebar to the Danish East India Company Portugal conquers Trincomalee
Sino-Dutch conflicts (1620s–1670s) Location: Asia–Pacific, China	Ming China Southern Ming dynasty Kingdom of Tungning Portuguese Empire	Dutch East India Company Chinese pirates	Victory
Capture of Ormuz (1622) Location: Persian Gulf	Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Ormus Supported by: Spanish Empire	Safavid Empire English East India Company	Defeat Ormuz (which was under Portuguese control since 1507) goes back to Persian control
First Kongo-Portuguese War (1622–1623) Battle of Mbumbi Battle of Mbanda Kasi Location: Central Africa (modernAngola and Congo region)	Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese Angola	Kingdom of Kongo	Status quo ante bellum Pedro II of Kongo sought help of Dutch empire, entering to the Dutch–Portuguese War
Spanish-Siam War (1624–1636)^[20]^[21]^[22] Location: Southeast Asia (modern Thailand)	Iberian Union Spanish East Indies Council of Portugal Macau Goa Malacca	Siam Dutch East India Company	Defeat Dutch hegemony on Southeast Asia.
Battle of Duyon River (1629) Location: Malay Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal	Sultanate of Aceh	Decisive Victory Aceh's forces destroyed (loses 236 ships, 19,000 soldiers)
Motim das Maçarocas (1629) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Iberian Union Council of Portugal	Portuguese independentists	Victory
Mombasa war (1631–32) Location: East Africa (modern Kenya)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Mombasa Sultanate	Victory Portuguese retake Fort Jesus
Siege of Hooghly (1632) Part of Mughal-Portuguese conflicts Location: Indian subcontinent	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Mughal Empire	Defeat
Portuguese expedition to Mombasa of 1632 Capture of Julfar (1633) Siege of Sohar (1633–1643) Part of Omani–Portuguese conflicts Location: East Africa (modern Kenya)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese Oman Safavid Empire	Omani Empire	Defeat
Manuelinho Revolt (1637) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Iberian Union Council of Portugal	Portuguese independentists	Victory
Battle of Gannoruwa (1638) Location: Sri Lanka	Portuguese Empire	Kingdom of Kandy	Defeat Sinhalese army Victory Portuguese didn't attack Kingdom of Kandy again
Siege of Daman (1638–1639) Location: Indian subcontinent	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Mughal Empire	Victory
Mazagan Ambush (1640) Part of Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Portuguese Empire	Republic of Salé	Defeat
Portuguese Restoration War (1640–1668) Part of Thirty Years' War and Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) Location: Iberian Peninsula	Kingdom of Portugal Supported by: France (1641–59)^[23] Kingdom of England (after 1662) See also: English expedition to Portugal (1662–1668)	Crown of Spain (Castile and Aragon)	Victory Treaty of Lisbon. Charles II of Spain recognizes the sovereignty of the House of Braganza over Portugal and its colonial possessions.^[24]^{[full citation needed]} Portugal cedes Ceuta to Castile.
Battle of Mbororé Part of Portuguese Restoration War Location: South America (modern Misiones Province, Argentina)	Portuguese Empire Colonial Brazil Bandeirantes Tupi people	Spanish Empire Peru Río de la Plata and Paraguay Governorate Jesuit missions among the Guaran	Defeat
Acclamation of Amador Bueno (1641) Location: Brazil	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Nativists	Victory Failure in forming a kingdom Amador Bueno swears loyalty to king John IV
Conflict between Willem Leyel and Bernt Pessart (1643–1645)Location: Indian Ocean	Leyel loyalist Dutch Coromandel English Madras Portuguese India (Carical) Supported by: Thanjavur Nayak	Pessart loyalist	Victory Willem Leyel is recognized as governor of Danish India.
Dano-Carical Conflict (1644–1645)Location: India (Karaikal and Tranquebar)	Portuguese India Dutch India	Danish India	Victory
Siege of Dansborg (1644) Location: India (Tranquebar)	Portuguese India Dutch India	Danish India	Inconclusive
Siege of Muscat (1650) Location: Gulf of Oman	Portuguese Empire Portuguese Oman	Omani Empire	Defeat End of Portuguese rule in Oman and presence on the Persian Gulf.
Cachaça Revolt (1660–1661) Location: Brazil	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Rio de Janeiro Rebels	Victory
Raid of Tangier (1662) Location: North Africa (Morocco)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese Tangier Supported by: Kingdom of England	Khadir Ghaïlan forces Supported by: Crown of Spain Saadi Morocco	Stalemate Start of English occupation of Tangier.
Kongo Civil War (1665–1709) Battle of Mbwila Battle of Mbidizi River Battle of Kitombo Battle of São Salvador Location: Central Africa (modernAngola and Congo region)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese Angola	Kingdom of Kongo Kimpanzu dynasty forces Kinlaza dynasty forces Soyo and Ngoyo Supported by: Dutch West India Company	Stalemate Death of King António I of Kongo. Portugal recognizes Soyo independence by Papal Bull. Pedro IV of Kongo, orthodox catholic, is recognized as King of Kongo.
Dutch-Zamorin Conflicts (1666–1758) Location: Indian subcontinent	Zamorin United Kingdom English East India Company^[25] Portuguese Empire^[26]^[a]	Dutch Republic Dutch East India Company	Defeat
Conjuration of Our Father (1666) Location: Brazil	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Pernambuco Rebels	Victory Jerônimo de Mendonça Furtado removed from the post of governor André Vidal de Negreiros appointed provisional governor
Battle of Pungo Andongo (1671) Location: Central Africa (modernAngola)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese Angola	Kingdom of Ndongo	Victory
Battle of Katole (1681) Location: Central Africa (modernAngola)	Portuguese Empire Portuguese Angola	Kingdom of Matamba	Pirric Victory
Barbarians' War (1683–1713) Location: Brazil	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Confederation of the Cariris	Victory
Maratha–Portuguese War (1683–1684) Location: Indian subcontinent	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Maratha Confederacy	Victory Portuguese territory in India defended.
Beckman Revolt (1684) Location: Brazil	Portuguese Empire State of Brazil	Maranhão Rebels	Victory
Mughal–Portuguese War (1692–1693) Part of Mughal-Portuguese conflicts Location: Indian subcontinent	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Mughal Empire	Victory Portuguese territory in India defended.
Taro Revolt (1694–1695) Location: Azores	Portugal	São Jorge peasants	Victory
Battle of Daman (1694) Location: India	Portuguese Empire Portuguese India	Omani Empire	Victory
Omani–Portuguese conflict (1696–1714) Siege of Mombasa (1696–1698) Battle of Surat (1704) Location: Indian Ocean, Southeast Africa, India	Portuguese Empire Portuguese Mombasa Portuguese India	Omani Empire	Indecisive Omani forces capture Fort Jesus. End of Portuguese hegemony in Southeast Africa.
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