Capture of Banastharim | |||||||||
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Part of Portuguese conquest of Goa | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Kingdom of Portugal | Adil Shahi Sultanate | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Afonso de Albuquerque Aires de Silva Pero de Mascarenhas Garcia de Noronha Antonio de Saldhana | Rasul Khan | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
16 vessels 4,000 men | 8,000 armed men[1] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Unknown |
Heavy losses All ships and supplies given to the Portuguese |
The Capture of Banastharim was a series of military confrontations between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Adil Shahi Sultanate in 1512, during the Portuguese expansion in India. The final siege leading to the capture of the fort.