Hormuz island in Persian Gulf

Hormuz island in Persian Gulf

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In 1506, Afonso de Albuquerque, Duke of Goa, who was a Portuguese general and a “great conqueror,” discovered the Persian Gulf on his way to the Portuguese colonies in Asia. In 1516, he came back and conquered Hormuz Island and built a strong fortress for his troops on the island. Following several attacks by Afonso on Hormoz Island, an agreement was signed between Iran and Portugal that made Hormoz the official colony of Portugal. Many more fortresses were made in Qeshm and other islands. In 1623, Shah Abbas’s military, with the help of British troops, took back the island from the Portuguese, and in 1660 after 150 years of dominating over Persian Gulf, their period came to an end in the region. Hormuz Island in Persian Gulf

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Hormuz Island in the Persian Gulf