The Battle of Lingga was a naval engagement that took place in 1525 and in which Portuguese forces defeated a fleet belonging to the Sultan of Bintan (former Sultan of Malacca) and the Sultan of Indragiri, in defense of their ally, the Sultan of Lingga. == Context == When the Governor of Portuguese India Afonso de Albuquerque captured the Malay city of Malacca, its ruler Sultan Mahmud Shah fled with his remaining forces to Bintan, where he usurped its native ruler.
The Battle of Lingga was a naval engagement that took place in 1525 and in which Portuguese forces defeated a fleet belonging to the Sultan of Bintan (former Sultan of Malacca) and the Sultan of Indragiri, in defense of their ally, the Sultan of Lingga. == Context == When the Governor of Portuguese India Afonso de Albuquerque captured the Malay city of Malacca, its ruler Sultan Mahmud Shah fled with his remaining forces to Bintan, where he usurped its native ruler.
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