_ 345 _ also there when it rebelled and from that time up to the present, all the affairs of this kingdom and city have been going downhill and from bad to worse, so much so that up to now there is not a single soul on this island who affirms, “This is the city of Ormuz”. When I questioned people who should know, since they are both old and natives of this country, about such a great misfortune, some answered me, “Why do you question us about what you are doing and have done to us?” Others told me that they had been captured with the kingdoms and cities and unlawfully imprisoned by foreign nobles and troops and that they had no option but to surrender and hand over their property. Besides, there were many other grounds and reasons why this kingdom and city should have suffered even greater ruin than it did. It all began with the rebellion in this city twenty-five years ago, in which the citizens suffered great loss. The King spent more money than he had, and after that came the double imprisonment of Rais Sharaf and his exile for many years and the deaths of kings and Guazils. As a result of this, the damage and losses to this kingdom and city greatly increased. The Guazils and city governors who followed in the governing of the kingdom, were such that they always
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