siege of Hormuz

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The siege of Hormuz was a 1622 Anglo-Persian military operation that captured the strategic island of Hormuz from Portuguese control, reshaping power dynamics in the Persian Gulf.

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siege of Hormuz canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military operation
siege
aftermath transfer of commercial focus to Bandar Abbas
ally Kingdom of England
Safavid Empire
belligerent Kingdom of England
Portuguese Empire
Safavid Empire
cause Portuguese control of Hormuz and regional trade routes
conflictName siege of Hormuz self-link
conflictType Anglo-Persian military operation
consequence decline of Portuguese dominance in the Persian Gulf
expansion of Safavid influence in the Persian Gulf
shift in regional power balance in the Persian Gulf
countryAtTimeOfEvent Safavid Empire
endTime 1622
hasParticipant Kingdom of England
Portuguese Empire
Safavid Empire
historicalPeriod early modern period
involvedMilitaryBranch English navy
Safavid Persian forces
surface form: Safavid land forces
location Hormuz Island
Persian Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
notableFor Anglo-Persian cooperation against Portugal
ending more than a century of Portuguese presence on Hormuz Island
opponent Portuguese Empire
opposingCommanderSide Portuguese commanders in Hormuz garrison
partOf Anglo-Persian War against Portugal in the Persian Gulf
relatedTo Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean
surface form: Portuguese Empire in the East

Strait of Hormuz
history of the Persian Gulf
result Anglo-Persian victory
capture of Hormuz from Portugal
end of Portuguese rule on Hormuz Island
startTime 1622
strategicImportance control of access to the Strait of Hormuz
control of trade through the Persian Gulf
year 1622

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William Baffin participatedIn siege of Hormuz
siege of Hormuz conflictName siege of Hormuz self-link