Shift of the Persian Gulf Trade Hub from Hormuz to Bandar Abbas, 1622

Timeline

1. 1622Island of Hormuz · Persian GulfAfter a ten-week siege, the Anglo-Persian forces compelled the Portuguese garrison to surrender; Hormuz's status as the hub of Portuguese control over Persian Gulf trade for over a century collapsed, opening space for the trade center to shift to the mainland.
2. 1622Gambrun (Bandar Abbas) · IranThe shah designated the inland port of Gambrun (Gombroon), about 12 miles from Hormuz, as the new royal commercial port and bestowed the name Bandar Abbas, relocating trading houses, customs, and administrative offices from the island to the mainland, avoiding the island's water shortages and defensive weaknesses.
3. 1622–1630Trading house district of Bandar Abbas · Persian GulfUnder the Anglo-Persian agreement made before the island's capture, Britain received half of Bandar Abbas's tariff revenue and established a trading house; merchant ships from the Netherlands, Denmark, and other countries also flocked there. Persian silk, spices, and other goods were shipped via the new port to India and Europe, and Bandar Abbas became the Persian Gulf's foremost international trade center of the 17th century.