93 the island owing to his charming personality. The Portuguese officers and soldiers also loved him. However, the king of Portugal got extremely angry at the appointment of Prince Muhammad Shah as king of Hormuz. In March 1601, he received letters from his Viceroy in India, Rui Lourenco de Tavora, in one of which he said: “The Hormuz fortress commander, Dom Hinrique de Noranha, appointed Muhammad Shah as king of Hormuz upon the death of Feroz Shah.” The king said that on 4th January 1610 he has issued a decree in which he promised to enable the sons of Turan Shah to reclaim the rights to the kingdom of Hormuz. So, how could someone else be crowned king without his permission? The king also issued an order in which he said: “From now on or whenever the king passes away and that the post of king of Hormuz becomes vacant, my fortress commander there may not and will not be entitled to appoint a new king. Also, the person succeeding the king will only carry the title
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