_ 8 _ Albuquerque to seize control of the key entrances to these routes-namely, the Strait of Ormuz, the gateway to the Arabian Gulf, and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the entrance to the Red Sea. Afonso de Albuquerque undertook this mission, successfully capturing Ormuz at the entrance to the Gulf in 1507, although he failed in his attempt to seize Bab al-Mandab. This volume chronicles the conflicts and battles between the Portuguese and the cities along the eastern coast of Oman, as well as the confrontations in Ormuz on the Persian coast. In September 1507, Afonso de Albuquerque signed a treaty with the King of Ormuz, placing him under the authority of the King of Portugal. Dr. Sultan Bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi
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