The Portuguese in the Sea of Oman

_ 553 _ Document No. (77) Rafael Lopo sent a letter to the Governor, Muscat, on the 11th of November 1546, mentioning the Turks when they were in Muscat and the eastern coast of Oman. (page no. 432) Document No. (78) Luis Falcao sent a letter to the Governor, Joao de Castro, Ormuz, on the 13th of November 1546, mentioning that the Turks were attacking Basra. (page no. 437) Document No. (79) Reis Sharaf sent a letter to His Excellency the Governor, Goa, on the 29th of November 1546, praising him for his victory over the King of Cambay in order to get closer to him. (page no. 442) Document No. (80) Instructions were issued by the Viceroy Dom Joao de Castro, to Reis Nur al-Din, the Grand Vizier of Ormuz, Diu, on the 30th of November 1546, regarding granting him the position of Grand Vizier of the city and kingdom of Ormuz, confirmed by His Highness to the Reis Nur al-Din. (page no. 446) Document No. (81) Sebastiao Lopez Lobato sent a letter to D. Alvaro de Castro, Ormuz, on the 30th of November 1546, mentioning the arrival of the Turks to Muscat, and that the Turks were in a great mobilization to attack Basra. (page no. 458)

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