_ 7 _ Introduction to Volume Ten This volume covers the events of ten years, from 1552 to 1561. The early part of the volume details events in Algeria, Iraq, Basra, and Qatif, followed by the presence of the Ottoman fleet in Suez and the occupation of Aden. After these events, the narrative shifts to the Ottoman fleet's presence in Muscat and Khor Fakkan, followed by the siege of Ormuz and the destruction of the Ottoman fleet near Ras al-Hadd. As the Portuguese assisted the Sheikh of Basra against the Ottoman occupiers, a storm struck the Portuguese fleet, pushing it away from the Basra area. However, the Portuguese later succeeded in capturing Bahrain after expelling the Ottomans. The volume concludes with the story of the Ottoman capture of Sheikh Ali bin Aliyan, the Sheikh of Algeria in Iraq, who was taken in chains to Constantinople. Dr. Sultan Bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi
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