| Siege of Jailolo (1550–1551) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Portuguese Empire Sultanate of Ternate | Sultanate of Jailolo | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Bernaldim de Sousa Balthasar Velloso Prince of Batjan |
King of Jailolo Prince of Jailolo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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180 Portuguese soldiers 5,000 allied men from Ternate and Batjan |
1,200 soldiers Large quantity of cannons | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 18 Portuguese killed |
300 killed Many wounded | ||||||
The siege of Jailolo (1550–1551) was a successful military expedition launched by Bernaldim de Sousa, a Portuguese commander, against the Sultan of Gilolo, supported by the King of Ternate and the Prince of Batjan, lasting three months.[1][2]
- ^ A History of Christianity in Indonesia. Netherlands: Brill. 2008. p. 55. ISBN 9789004170261.
The unlikely Portuguese-Ternatean alliance brought Jailolo down in 1551 and its sultan was reduced to a vassal of Ternate.
- ^ Haire, J. (1981). The Character and Theological Struggle of the Church in Halmahera, Indonesia, 1941-1979. Germany: Lang. p. 101. ISBN 9783820458886.
In 1551 the Ternatenese and Portuguese together subjugated Jailolo into becoming a vassal of Ternate.