| Battle of Benadir | |||||||
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| Part of Somali-Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
 Portuguese fortress of Sofala | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ajuran Sultanate | Portuguese Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
_flag_according_to_1576_Portuguese_map.svg){kind=small} Rasul ibn Ali Ahmed Dheere | João de Sepúlveda | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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6,000-9,000 soldiers 40 ships | 1,200 men and 100+ ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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88 soldiers killed 6 ships destroyed |
670 soldiers killed 30 ships destroyed or abandoned | ||||||
The Battle of Benadir was an armed engagement between the Ajuran Sultanate and the Portuguese Empire.