Castilian War

Castilian War

Bruneian forces fighting Spanish forces
Date16 April – 26 June 1578
Location
Result Status quo ante bellum
Belligerents
Bruneian Empire
Sulu Sultanate
Maguindanao
Commanders and leaders
Sultan Saiful Rijal
Bendahara Sakam
Muhammad ul-Halim
Datu Bangkaya
Francisco de Sande
Pengiran Seri Lela
Pengiran Seri Ratna 
Units involved
Bruneian Army
  • Spanish Army
    • 200 Spaniards
    • 200 Mexicans
    • 1,500 Filipinos
    • 300 Bruneians
Strength
around ~1,000–5,000 warriors
62 guns
50 ships
  • 2,200 men
  • 40 ships
Casualties and losses

Unknown

170 artillery pieces; 27 ships and galleys captured
Unknown; presumably heavy
17 men dead (by dysentery)

The Castilian War, also called the Spanish expedition to Borneo, was a conflict between the Spanish Empire and several Muslim states in Southeast Asia, including the Sultanates of Brunei, Sulu, and Maguindanao. It is also considered as part of the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars. This war is the beginning of relations between the Ottoman state and the Sultanate of Brunei in 1560 to 1578.