bombardment continued thus for : the town of Bahrain there were at least 300 villages on the island. of merchants, who came there from far two commodities: which represented the island's principal fortune.

doi:10.4324/9780203038017-60

ABSTRACT

THEFIRSTPORTIJGUESECAMPAIGNAGAINSTBAHRAIN,1521 TheobjectiveofthiscampaignwastodriveMuqrin,kingofal-Hasa fromBahrainandal-Qatifandatthesametimetosmashhispower, whichhadcometothreatenthepresenceofthePortugueseinthe Gulf.