51 we may take necessary precautions,” Feroz Shah said. Rais Badruddin started telling Feroz Shah the details of how it all happened. He said: “I was with my brother, wazir Nuruddin, your father and the Portuguese troops. After the eldest son of the king of Lar occupied that region in 1582, news arrived that his father had passed away and that his younger brother seized power in Lar. He immediately returned to Lar with his conquering troops to take Lar back from his brother. However, he left behind a garrison in Tezreg fortress and another garrison in Shemel. The Portuguese forces which were accompanied by the king of Hormuz, Ferug Shah, managed to retrieve the fortress of Tezreg, but could not do the same with Shemel. So, they lay siege to it for a long time without any results. We came to know that there were Larian spies who penetrated the Shemel people, and those were supplying the Shemel fortress with foodstuff, using baskets tied to ropes which they dangled down from the top of the fortress. As the high palm trees
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