battle, early modern

Battle of Mombasa

Name: Battle of Mombasa
Location: Mombasa, Kenya

Battle of Mombasa was a battle fought in 1589 at Mombasa, in what is now Kenya. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Mombasa. It was part of Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1586–1589, which ran from 1586 to 1589. The recorded result: Portuguese victory.

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Fought1589

WhereMombasa, Kenya4.050S, 39.667E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePortuguese victory

BelligerentsKingdom of Portugal; Zimba tribeagainstOttoman Empire; Sultanate of Mombasa

Casualties and lossesFewandHeavy

Part ofOttoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1586–15891586 to 1589

Record

Date	1589 (year precision)
Place	Mombasa, Kenya 4.050S, 39.667E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Territorial change	Ottomans expelled from the East African coast
Casualties and losses	Few	Heavy
Commanders	Mir Ali Beg (Ottoman corsair)

Placed at Mombasa; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Mombasa 1696, same recorded site
Battle of Jassin 1915, 88 km SW
Battle of Tanga 1914, 129 km SW
Battle of Morogoro date unknown, 189 km SW
Battle of Mkalamo 1916, 201 km SW

Elsewhere in 1589

Battle of Mombasa is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 11 in present-day Kenya.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q128812160, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mombasa (1589), revision 1385638397, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.