_ 218 _ In the same year (1550) The Pasha Piri Bey imposed a siege on Ormuz Castle, and bombarded it with shells for several days. The officer Dom Alvaro de Noronha determined the locations to defend. The details were mentioned in the book: "The Biography of Dom Joao III", by Francisco de Andrade:(25) Part IV: Chapter 93, pp. 378-83 The Pasha Piri Reis lays siege to the fortress of Ormuz and bombards it for several days. The captain Dom Alvaro de Noronha assigns the positions to defend it; he informs the viceroy by two routes. Piri Reis lifts the siege; he gives orders to deal with the captain concerning the ransom of those captured in Muscat, and what happens about this. After plundering the city of Ormuz, the Turks sack the island of Qishm and withdraw. (25) Document no. and reference.
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