Johor's Anti-Portuguese Conflict (1600s)

Name: Johor's Anti-Portuguese Conflict (1600s)
Start: 1601
End: 1610

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1601–1610

After the fall of Malacca (1511), the Sultanate of Johor contested control of the Johor Strait and Riau Islands with Portugal, raiding Malacca in the…

Timeline

1601–1605Johor Strait · Johor StraitThe Sultanate of Johor used its control of the Riau Islands and the Johor River mouth to attack Portuguese merchant ships and coastal warehouses, weakening Malacca's appeal as a trading port and winning the support of local Malay chiefs.
1606Malacca · MalaccaJohor, Aceh, and the Dutch formed a coalition to besiege Malacca, hoping to drive out the Portuguese in one stroke and restore Malay control of strait trade; after the siege failed, Johor continued to resist Portuguese forces on its own.

Sources

Johor Sultanate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johor_Sultanate
Portuguese Malacca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Malacca