21 It is early 1588, and Hormuz city looks stunning with its multi-storeyed buildings, narrow alleys which are busy with residents who are a mix of races, as one can tell by their national costumes. It is cold in contrast to the absolutely unbearable heat of summer which begins in May till September. More than others, the Muslim woman is the most to suffer in such weather conditions, since she covers her face with a niqaband her veil covers her head and goes down to hide her neck and breast area. We now head to the King’s Palace. Close by, we see the schools and instructors who provide religious education as well as the students. Opposite to the Palace is the wazir’s house. In front of the Palace, there are guards with rifles which are not in abundance, since rifles cannot be possessed by anyone but the Portuguese. We enter the Palace through the large exquisitely engraved gate in order to get to the large court where the King’smajlis is. There, we could see the king sitting
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