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Portuguese capture of Hormuz and Persian Gulf operations (1515–1622)

Portuguese capture of Hormuz and Persian Gulf operations (1515–1622)

  1. Albuquerque’s first seizure of Hormuz

    Labels: Afonso de, Hormuz Island

  2. Albuquerque lands and backs Turan Shah

    Labels: Afonso de, Turan Shah

  3. Fortification begun at Hormuz

    Labels: Fort Nossa, Hormuz Island

  5. Portuguese defeat in the Siege of Bahrain

    Labels: Bahrain, Portuguese expedition

  6. Portuguese recapture and demolition of Qatif fort

    Labels: Qatif Fort, Ottoman Empire

  7. Ottomans fail to take Bahrain

    Labels: Ottoman Empire, Bahrain

  8. Safavids expel Portuguese from Bahrain

    Labels: Safavid Persia, Bahrain

  9. Battle off Jask breaks Portuguese naval initiative

    Labels: Rui Freire, English East

  12. Portuguese garrison surrenders at Hormuz

    Labels: Portuguese garrison, Hormuz Island