ABSTRACT
Secondly,therulingfamiliesoftheregionhadsunktothe lowestmoralstateimaginableforaMuslim.Forexample,duringa visitmadebyAlbuquerquetoHormuzoneyearpriortohisdeath1515A.D.- hemetoneofShahIsmaelal-Safawi'sambassadorsfrom Teheranandamongtheproposedsubjectsfordiscussionwerethe following:
(1)thatPortugalshouldoffersomeofitsshipstoPersiaso thatthelattercouldinvadeBahrainandAl-Qatif.
