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The Persian Gulf : a political and economic history of five port cities, 1500-1730 / Willem Floor

By: Floor, Willem MMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, DC : Mage Publishers, 2006 Description: xviii, 637 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cmISBN: 1933823127 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781933823126 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Harbors -- Persian Gulf Region -- History | Persian Gulf Region -- Commerce -- History | Hormuz, Strait of -- HistoryDDC classification: 953 LOC classification: HE559.P47 | F65 2006
Contents:
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)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books The BIAA David H. French Library
Shelf 61 - Reading Room
H2m FLOOR 26341 Not for loan BOOKS-000000026625

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)