Simon Mattacks
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And Albuquerque, perhaps after cutting his beard, sent his men back to work on the fortress.
Hormuz was now under Portuguese rule.
Although the king remained, he was a vassal.
For the next hundred years, the Portuguese Empire dominated the Persian Gulf from their base in Goa, India.
So now it was Portugal who profited from the Strait of Hormuz.
Across the Indian Ocean, they instituted their own license system known as the cartaz.
Merchant ships that traveled in the region were required to have this license.
This meant they had to pass through Portuguese custom houses and pay a tax.
Otherwise, they risked being attacked.
Many traders paid up, as the system was aggressively enforced.
The cartaz became hugely profitable for Portugal.
a significant source of revenue.
Portugal was also able to profit from certain key trades.
For instance, the export of war horses from Arabia and Persia to India.
And with Portuguese forces controlling the Persian Gulf, it was seen as safer, at least for those who complied.
A couple of contemporary sources provide an intriguing glimpse into life in Hormuz at this time.
One is an image from a 16th-century collection of Portuguese illustrations.
It depicts people in different parts of the world, including Hormuz.
One of the illustrations appears to show a Portuguese family having dinner at their home in Hormuz.
They sit at the table as servants bring food and drink.
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