_ 73 _ it arrived, he had already lost his state. The Persians who had come to help him against Grodu Shah took over his lordship and ruled it, while Grodu Shah withdrew to the island of Ormuz, whom where he sent embassies to Persia with many persons and money, offering to become a vassal. This appeased the King of Persia, who returned his state to him and from then onwards, he remained a vassal of the King of Persia, with the obligation to pay tribute every year; and every five years he sent ambassadors to Persia to render obedience to the King. Finding himself at peace, Grodu Shah set about making the island of Jarun the capital of his kingdom, founding a city to which he gave the name Ormuz, like the one he had in Mughistan, and developing it by trade and commerce with ships which converged upon it, making it one of the most famous cities in the Orient. Grodu Shah ruled in Ormuz for thirty years. He had two sons, the elder of whom, Turun Shah, reigned for twentyfour years and the other, Muhammad Shah, succeeded his brother and reigned for twenty-nine years. He was followed by his son Qutbuddin Shah, who reigned for twenty years, and by Turun Shah, who inherited the kingdom because his brother, who reigned for thirty years, had no sons.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTg0NzAy