Qatar (Portugal)

This article is about the specific polity Qatar (Portugal) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Portugal conquered a significant portion of Eastern Arabia in 1521.

Establishment

January 1522: Portugal went on to seize a significant portion of Eastern Arabia in 1521.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Suleiman I (Ottoman)

Conquests and wars with Ottoman involvement during the rule of Suleiman I.

1.1.Ottoman-Portuguese conflicts (1538-1559)

Were a series of confrontations between the Portuguese Empire and the Ottoman Empire that took place in the Indian Ocean, the Persian Gulf, and the Red Sea.

January 1551: In 1550, the inhabitants of Al-Hasa voluntarily submitted to the rule of the Ottomans, preferring them to the Portuguese.