The Portuguese in the Sea of Oman

_ 590 _ Document No. (13): The King of Ormuz sent a letter to Dom Joao III, the King of Portugal, to inform him that through Manuel de Macedo, the King of Ormuz had sent some items, specifically: one hundred pearls for the queen, and a sword for the king, and asked him to always takes care of him, and to have mercy on him and be compassionate regarding the matters that occurred in Ormuz. (page no. 114) Document No. (14): Cristovao de Mendonca sent a letter to the Duke of Braganca from Ormuz on the 30th of September 1530, in which he described Bahrain as unhealthy, and that Shah Ismail Safavid was close to the Khorasanians. (page no. 118) Document No. (15): The terms of surrender, that were reached between Heitor de Silveira and the King of Aden, came in 1530, and it was stated that the King of Aden had surrendered himself to the Portuguese. (page no. 127) Document No. (16): The King of Reyshehr rose up against the King of Ormuz, in 1530, and the prisoners of Khor Fakkan were exchanged. (page no. 129) Document No. (17): The events of that year began with letters sent by Pedro Caroldo to King Dom João II, written in Venezia on the 24th of

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