| Capture of Hormuz | |||||||||
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| Part of the Portuguese–Safavid wars | |||||||||
 The city and fortress of Hormuz in the 16th century, depicted by Gaspar Correia in Lendas da Índia. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Portuguese Empire | Kingdom of Hormuz | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Afonso de Albuquerque |
Hwaga Ata Bahrudin Shirazi | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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460 men[1] 6 naus[1] | 4,000 men[2] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 11 wounded | 900 dead | ||||||||
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The Portuguese conquest of Hormuz in 1507 occurred when the Portuguese Afonso de Albuquerque attacked Hormuz Island to establish the Fortress of Hormuz. This conquest gave the Portuguese full control of the trade between India and Europe passing through the Persian Gulf.[3]
- ^ a b Fraser, p. 39
- ^ João de Barros (1553)Décadas da Ásia, 1777 edition Vol II, p.121
- ^ Sykes, p. 279