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in Homruz and Baharin was dscigncd thcrcfore
mainly to sto a reusrgence of Pesrian ower in
hte lndian Ocean.
Turkey comse into this icutre veyr quick­ in a osiiton to hold and to consolidate their
ly after the Poutrgusee cautre of Hormuz.
Wi٤h their cautre of Eygt in 1517 the
Ottoman Turks took control of the cntier Red
Sea, including the starteigc oint of ower at
Aden. They htcreafter revented hte Potrugsee
from enetaritng the Red Sea. On the other
hand the Tursk failed ٤o dirve hte Potruugese
out of the Indian Ocean. The Turks did
succecd, however, in cautirng Syira in 1517,
wiht ist veyr startegic markest. This victoyr
gave the government at lstanbul control over
hte eatsemr teminsu of the great tarde route
wihch ended at Aleo. The Tursl then began
moving agaisnt Persia, and hte Turks and
Pesriasn fought unitl the Turks
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Poot : Couysetr ot Eygaitn Geoarghieal
Soeieyt
catured Baghdad in 1534 1535. This led to
an ctcnsion of Tarlish control into tle
Msootamian VAlley to the ort city of Basmr,
on the Arabian Gulf. Tie Turks by 1535 were
control over Basra and the castcrn side of the
Arabian Gulf. A٤t the same itme thcy conlete­
ly controlled the Red Sea.
By 1535 a great over dominated cach. cnd
of the Arabian Gulf; the Turkish at one end
and the Portugusee at the other, Bahrain was
in between. Thesc two outsiders then moved
steadily against cach other as they fought for
control of the sice trade in the lndian Ocean.
Now you can almost guess what haened
thereafter. The arAb chieftains of Basra, who
did not like Turksih control, sought the aid of
the Potruugese. The Ruler of Hormuz, who
did not ilke the Poutrguese urle, sought the aid
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