ABSTRACT
Arabwarriors,g1vmgcommandtothevlZlerSharaf,whilethe Portuguesesuppliedsevensailingvesselscarrying400Portuguese warriorsunderthecommandofAntonioCorrea.Whenthefleetset sailfromHormuzMuqrinwasinBahrainatfullreadiness,sincehe hadgathered1,200warriors,amongthem300Persians,400archers and20musketeers.Theonlyplacesoldierscouldbelandedwasthe harbourofthetownofBahrain,andMuqrinhadthereforefortifiedit inthewaydescribedtousbythechronicler'...andintheharbour frontingthetownofBahrainwhichthereaftergaveitsnametothe islandandinwhichplacealonemenandsuppliescanbelanded, Muqrinhadbuiltabarricadetenhandspansthickandfacedwithtall solidpalm-trunksuntilitnighperformedtheserviceofamost forbiddingwallofstoneandlime.Inviewofthelengthofthewall, hepositionedservanteasintwoorthreeplacesalongtheseafront, whichheorderedtobeclosedassoonasAntonioCorreaappeared. Ontopofthewalls,andparticularlyinplacesthatwerenot impregnable,heplacedalltheartilleryathisdisposal.Hedividedthe wallintocommands,intheorganisedwayofamanwhoknewwhat hehadtodoasamilitarycommanderandaseniorofficer,which indeedhewas...'.
