A political and economic history of five port cities, 1500-1730 /

Floor, Willem M.

A political and economic history of five port cities, 1500-1730 / Willem Floor. - Washington, DC : Mage Publishers, c2006. - xviii, 637 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. - The Persian Gulf .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 613-630) and index.

Introduction -- The Kingdom of Hormuz : institutions, territory and trade (1500-1622) --The Kingdom of Hormuz : from the arrival of the Portuguese to the Ottoman challenge (1507-1550) -- Basra, the other emporium in the Persian Gulf (1500-1612) -- The Kingdom of Hormuz and the conflict with Safavid Persia (1550-1621) -- Bandar 'Abbas : maritime gateway to Safavid Persia -- From Portuguese to Ya'ariba Masqat (1622-1725) -- Bandar-e Kong, the last Portuguese toehold in the Persian Gulf (1630-1721) -- Basra under Afrasiyab emirs and Ottoman pashas (1600-1730).

1933823127 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781933823126 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Harbors--History.--Persian Gulf Region


Persian Gulf Region--Commerce--History.
Hormuz, Strait of--History.

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