Portuguese–Safavid relations
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Portuguese–Safavid relations extended beyond Iran's borders as both nations engaged in official and unofficial interactions across the Middle East, the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean, and India. Safav
Drawing of Hormuz by Georg Braun, dated 1572
The shores of Rishahr
A young Portuguese man by Iranian artist Reza Abbasi, dated 1634
D. João III Cristovao Lopes
The Portuguese–Safavid War was a series of military conflicts between the Portuguese State of India and the Safavid Empire over control of ports and islands in the Persian Gulf. The war began after th
Extract of Abbas the Great in the Chehel Sotoun painting
Portuguese fort in Bahrain
Portuguese castle in Qeshm