Maldivian–Portuguese conflicts

Maldivian–Portuguese conflicts
Part of Portuguese presence in Asia

Portuguese illustration of Maldivian inhabitants, c. 1540
Date1521–1650
Location
Maldive Islands
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal Sultanate of Maldives
Commanders and leaders
João Cheiradinheiro †
Hasan IX (D. Manoel)
Eitor de Ataide †
Pedro de Ataide
Andreas Andre †
Manuel de Araujo
Domingos Belliago
Dom Laviz (WIA)
Dom Malaviz †		 Abu Bakr †
Ali Rasgefaanu †
Mohamed Thakurufaanu
Muhammad Imaduddin I
Ibrahim Iskandar I

The Maldivian–Portuguese conflicts were a series of military engagements between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Sultanate of the Maldive Islands from 1521 to 1650.

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