siege, early modern

Siege of Sohar

Name: Siege of Sohar
Location: Sohar, Oman

Siege of Sohar was a siege conducted in 1633 at Sohar, in what is now Oman; it lasted about 10 years. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Sohar. The recorded result: Omani victory.

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Fought1633lasted about 10 years

WhereSohar, Oman24.342N, 56.730E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeOmani victory

BelligerentsPortuguese EmpireagainstOmani Empire

Casualties and lossesUnknown killed; 37 capturedandHeavy

Record

Date	1633 (year precision) to 1643
Place	Sohar, Oman 24.342N, 56.730E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Casualties and losses	Unknown killed; 37 captured	Heavy
Commanders	Nasir bin Murshid

Placed at Sohar; 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

Battle of the Gulf of Oman 1554, 148 km NE
Battle of Dschask 1620, 183 km NE
Capture of Muscat 1649, 206 km SE
Capture of Muscat 1552, 206 km SE
Iraqi attack on USS Stark 1987, 554 km NW

Elsewhere in 1633

Siege of Sohar is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 10 in present-day Oman.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q121296604, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Sohar (1633–1643), revision 1383181605, 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.