Capture of Banastharim

Capture of Banastharim
Part of Portuguese conquest of Goa
DateFirst battle:
Unknown
Second battle:
Unknown
Third battle:
15–18 November, 1512
Location
Result Portuguese victory
Territorial
changes
Capture of Banastharim Fort
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Portugal Adil Shahi Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Portuguese Empire Afonso de Albuquerque
Portuguese Empire Aires de Silva
Portuguese Empire Pero de Mascarenhas
Portuguese Empire Garcia de Noronha
Portuguese Empire Antonio de Saldhana
Rasul Khan Surrendered
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.

  1. ^ Azzam, 2017, p.171

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