_ 139 _ had some trouble from the Khan of Shiraz, who attacked Mughistan by order of Sha Tehmasp his Lord. In which there were deaths and much lots of property among people of this kingdom. We eventually agreed peace terms with him, paying him nearly one hundred thousand pardaus in preparation for his expenses, by certain payments of which a part is still owing to him, but not much. All this was at the expense of the people of this Kingdom because the Governor Martim Afonso was unwilling to give any help from the profits of the customs house here, which always used to be forthcoming when these things occurred. This happened in the past, and now the land has remained quiet. Some four years ago [Ajemjebre] leave rising in the city of Sohar, a large strong fortress belonging to the Kingdom of Ormuz on the coast of Arabia, and from there He dominated the city of Sohar and helped himself to its revenues, removing it from the control of the King of Ormuz, my Lord. So this last summer I ordered an army to be assembled in Julfar and Bahrain, and sent my brother Rais Abidin, Guazil of Julfar, to attack it. God helped him with His right hand, and he took it and killed many of those we were within, and on ky order he razed it to the ground.
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