Major conflict1652 – 1730 · 78 years

Omani–Portuguese War on the Swahili coast

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Mombasa · Zanzibar · Pemba · Pate · Kilwa

Estimated casualties

Casualty figures unrecorded for this conflict.

Ya'rubid Omani fleets progressively expelled the Portuguese from the Swahili coast, climaxing in the siege of Fort Jesus.

Belligerents2

Sultanate of Oman
Portuguese Empire

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Cite as: Omani–Portuguese War on the Swahili coast (1652 – 1730). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/c/omaniportuguese-war-on-the-swahili-coast · Sources & methodology