_ 252 _ In the same year (1550) How the Qatif Castle bombarded and the Turks rushed to defend it, and the ordeal that befell on the people there. All these events were mentioned in the book: "Da Asia Nova", by the Portuguese historian Diogo do Couto:(29) What happened to D. Antão de Noronha on his way to El Katiff; how he bombarded that fortress, how the Turks defended it; and the disaster that befell our men there. When he left Goa, Dom Antão de Noronha made his way to Ormuz, where he was very well received by the captain of that fortress. Having found themselves in agreement with the king about the business of the fortress, they decided that the king should provide 3,000 men for that expedition, accompanied by the guazils Rais Sharaf and Mir [Maxet], whom the king immediately ordered to charter some (29) Document no. and reference.
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