YEMEN: Soko (Socotra):Fortaleza
de Sao Miguel Apr./May
1507 fort - 1511 abandoned and dismantled
Pereira da Costa "Socotora e o dominio
Portugues no Oriente" OMAN: Matara (Matrah): (23°38'N - 58°30'E) fort
built (rebuilt ?) by Rui Freire ??. 1588 fort
- 1648
Danvers "Portuguese in India" Mascate (Muscat): (23°38'N -
58°33'E) Forte de Sao Joao (Jalali), Forte Mirani 1507
conquered and sacked after
the conquest of Ormuz ? - 1522 revolted
1523 -
? revolted 1526 -
- 1550/51 to the Turks 1551/52
the fort was built
1581: destroyed by the Turks 1588:
fort rebuilt by the Portuguese - 26 Jan. 1650
to Oman
Danvers "Portuguese in
India" Curiate (Kuriyat): rectangular
fortress built by the Arabs and conquered by the Portuguese 1507
conquered and sacked after
the conquest of Ormuz ? - 1522 revolted
Rebuilt
last quarter 16th century ? - end 1607
-1648
Danvers "Portuguese in India" Calayate (Qalhat or Kalhat): (22°42'N -
59°22'E) 1507
tributary, 1508 conquered and sacked after
the conquest of Ormuz ? -
rebellion 1526 -
Danvers "Portuguese in India" Sibo (As Sib): (23°40'N - 58°12'E)
triangular fortress with bastions in the angles conquered by Rui Freire Borca (Barkah or Al Batha ?): (23°46'N -
57°46'E) ? triangular fortress with bastions in the angles Caçapo or Cassapo (Khasab):
(26°12'N - 56°15'E) 1623
? fort - ? Soar (Suhar): (24°21'N -
56°43'E) square fortress with bastions and surrounded by walls 1507
tributary - 1522
revolted 1523 -
1616
conquered by the Portuguese - 1622 ? 1623 -
7 Nov. 1643 to the Imaum
Danvers "Portuguese in India" UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES: Corfaçao (Khor Fakkan): (25°20'N -
56°22'E) triangular fortress with triangular bastions and a round tower in the
center.
In the log book of the Dutch vessel the Meerkat (1666) we read: "Gorfacan is a place
on a small bay which has about 200 small houses all built from date branches, near the
beach. It had on the Northern side a triangular Portuguese fortress, of which the desolate
ruin can still be seen. On the Southern coast of the bay in a corner there is another
fortress on a hill but there is no garrison nor artillery on it, and it is also in
ruins." 1507
conquered and sacked 1620
built - Libedia (Badiyah ?): (25°26'N -
56°21'E) square fortress 1623 -
Quelba (Kalba): (25°04'N -
56°21'E) square fortress Mar
1624 - Doba (Diba al Hisn): (25°36'N -
56°17'E) square fortress with round bastions and a tower in the center 1624
- 1648
Danvers "Portuguese in India" Mada (Mahdah): square fortress with bastions May
1624 - Julfa or Julfar (a few Km North of Ras al
Khaimah = Portuguese: Recoima) 1515
- 1622 1623, custom
house, 1631 fort - 1633 ?
Leite "Comentarios do Grande Capitao
Rui Freire de Andrada"
Danvers "Portuguese in India"
SAUDI
ARABIA: Tarut island (near Al Qatif): (26°35'N -
50°05'E) portuguese
fortress Catifa (Al Qatif): (26°34'N -
50°00'E) 1521-1529
? 1550/51
- shortly after abandoned and destroyed
Danvers "Portuguese in India" BAHARAIN: Al Muharraq: (26°15'N -
50°37'E) Barem (Manama - Bahrain): (26°13'N
- 50°35'E) Jul./Ago.
1521 - Nov./Dec. 1521 1523 -
1529 1540 -
1545 tributary ?
- 1602 to Persia
Kervran "Bahrain in the 16th. century
an impregnable island" IRAQ: Bussora or Bassora (Basra or Al-Basrah): (30°31'N
- 47°50'E) 1623
feitoria -
Danvers "Portuguese in India" IRAN: Ormuz (Hormuz): (27°06'N -
56°27'E) Fort Nossa Senhora da Victoria (1507)
later named Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao (1515) 24
Oct. 1507 fort - Jan. 1508
to Arabs (Jan. 1508 - 1 Apr.
1515) 1 Apr. 1515 fort - 3 May 1622*
conquered by Persia with the help of the
British.
* according to Leite "Comentarios do
Grande Capitao Rui Freire de Andrada"
** 15 May 1622 according to Oceanos N° 28
*** 22 May 1622 according to Danvers "Portuguese in India" Comorao or Armao (or Bandel ?) (Goombron - Bandar Abbas):
(27°11'N - 56°16'E) fort ?
- 22 Sep. 1615* to Persia
Leite "Comentarios do Grande Capitao
Rui Freire de Andrada"
Danvers "Portuguese in India"
*1614 according to "Oceanos 28" Queixome (Qeshm): (26°58'N -
56°16'E) Fortaleza de Queixome 1523 feitoria - 8 May
1621 fort built by Rui Freire - 11 Feb. 1622
to Persia
Leite "Comentarios do Grande Capitao
Rui Freire de Andrada"
Danvers "Portuguese in India" Congo (or Bandel ?)(Bandar-e Kong):
(26°36'N - 54°56'E) 1624/25
alfandega, feitoria and fort ? - sec. XVIII
Leite "Comentarios do Grande Capitao
Rui Freire de Andrada"
Apr./May
1507 fort - 1511 abandoned and dismantled