He reported widespread trading in Persian jewelry, ivory and silk of Indochina, and pearls from Bahrain in the bazaars of the port of Hormuz.

In 1508 the Portuguese, led by Afonso de Albuquerque invaded the area with seven warships, under the pretext of protecting their interests from Egypt and Venice.

The port of Hormuz at the time was considered strategically positioned for commercial interests in the Persian Gulf.

Ismail I who was trying to counter the Ottoman Empire to the west, was unable to save the port from the Portuguese, until Shah Abbas I was finally able to drive them out of the Persian Gulf with the aid of the British.

The Amir of Kharg, Mir Mahna Baloch and Mir Hammal Kalmati with Baloch army defeated the Europeans from Bander Abbas till Karachi,[7][8] so with the Dutch and other forces at Kharg, the British were firmly in charge of the entire region.

The strategic importance of the Persian Gulf further increased after World War I with the discovery of oil in the region.

The population history and structural changes of Hormozgan province's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

offered to build a bridge that would connect Qeshm island to the mainland, a formidable project.