23 to receive his inheritance left to him by his father. Enraged, Ferug threatened to kill him and refused to hand him any inheritance, claiming that the monies that Shaikh Jawid wanted were not his father’s, rather they were State property. As a result, Shaikh Jawid ended by living in misery and destitution in Goa where the PortugueseVice-regent resided. At the end of November 1587, Shaikh Jawid died and his son pursued his father’s claims against the king of Hormuz in the Appeal Court, Goa. Ferug Shah sat in hismajlispreoccupied with what the court might rule. To his right, his wazir Rais Nuruddin, sat and next to him was his brother and aide, Sharafuddin who used to take his place when he is not there. Nuruddin had given his sister, Latifa, in marriage to Ferug Shah, an as a condition of his approval to the marriage, he agreed with him that if Latifa were to have a son, he would become his heir to the throne of Hormuz. Queen Latifa did have two sons from Ferug Shah: the eldest was Prince Muhammad Shah bin Abunasser Shah, and the other Prince Turan Shah. However, Ferug Shah had another son called Feroz,
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