Hormuz

Japanese: Hormuz
Hormuz

... In the late Buyid period, the island of Kish, home to the Arab chieftain Qaisar's family, prospered from the early 11th century to the early 13th century, taking advantage of its location as the gateway to the Strait of Hormuz. However, when the Mongol Ilkhanate was established in Iran, prosperity shifted to the coastal town of Hormuz (now Minab), which was visited by such peoples as Odrik and Marco Polo, and its name became known throughout medieval Europe. In 1507, the Portuguese navigator A. de Albuquerque, second Viceroy of India, succeeded in subjugating the port's ruler, and in 15 he occupied it and made it a relay point for the spice trade in the Indian Ocean. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Hormuz" is listed below.

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Japanese:

… ブワイフ朝後期になると,シーラーフに代わって11世紀前半より13世紀前半までアラブの族長カイサル家の拠るキーシュKīsh島がホルムズ海峡の出入口を扼する地の利を生かして栄えた。しかし,イランにモンゴル族のイル・ハーン国が成立すると,沿岸部のホルムズHormuz(現,ミナーブ)に繁栄が移り,この港にはオドリク,マルコ・ポーロなどが訪れ,その名はあまねく中世のヨーロッパにも知れわたった。 1507年,ポルトガルの航海者で第2代インド総督のA.deアルブケルケはこの港の支配者を服従させることに成功し,15年にはここを占領してインド洋の香料貿易の中継基地にした。…

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