The political history of Basra

After they seized the city of Basra from the hands of its Arab rulers, the Ottomans faced a commercial blockade by the Portuguese who took the island of Hormuz as a base for themselves, which caused them significant economic hardship, in addition to the confrontation that broke out shortly after with the Arabs of Basra. The second half of the tenth Hijri century was full of disturbances, conflicts, and confrontations in a short period.