37 Your Prince of Hormuz, Feroz Shah Signing his letter with “Prince of Hormuz” was a clear act of defiance of his father’s will. A third letter was also sent by Turan Shah in late April 1598 to the Viceroy in India. It came after Muhammad Shah gave up his claim to succeed his father. The letter said: “Hormuz, …April 1598 From: Prince Turan Shah To: Dom Francisco da Gama, Viceroy in India My Lord, I came to know from the letter that Your Excellency had sent to my father that you are in good health. May Allah keep you always as such for the prosperity of the State, and in order that I feel happy that you are so. I knew from your letter that you had given advice to my father, since he needed more rest and was not in a condition to run the
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