Portuguese Control of Persian Gulf

Essays

A Letter from a Wronged Hindu Father Destroys Portuguese Power in the Persian Gulf

A Letter from a Wronged Hindu Father Destroys Portuguese Power in the Persian Gulf

Narottam writes a letter to the Omani warlord Sultan bin Saif, detailing the plan of attack to capture the two forts of Muscat that were controlled by the Portuguese commandant Pareira. This causes the extinction of Portuguese power in the Persian Gulf.

Muscat, Thatta and Kutch: A Saga of Three Centuries of Hindu Mercantile Glory

Muscat, Thatta and Kutch: A Saga of Three Centuries of Hindu Mercantile Glory

The first episode of a new series exploring three centuries of the dominance of Hindu merchants in Muscat and the lessons it holds for us today