Capture of Ormuz
1622 · Event
With English East India Company ships, Shah Abbas's army takes the island fortress of Hormuz from the Portuguese, ending their century-long grip on the Gulf trade.
On these timelines: Persia and Iran, Master, British Empire, Age of Exploration
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