_ 7 _ Introduction to Volume Eleven This volume covers the events of eight years, from 1562 to 1569. The events highlight the Ottomans' request for peace and friendship, while a Portuguese Embassy was established in Persia. As a result of this rapprochement, the route between Basra and Aleppo was opened, extending further to Venice, following the ancient path for the transportation of spices to Europe. After the Portuguese occupation of Aden, a revolt erupted on the Arabian Peninsula along the Red Sea coast against the Ottomans. Dr. Sultan Bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi
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