Complete the sentence about Portuguese Oman with the correct year: In ______, as Governor of India Albuquerque captured the city of Hormuz itself, by the entrance of the Arabian Gulf, and erected on it the Fort of Our Lady of the Conception.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 1515
In 1515, as Governor of India, Albuquerque captured the city of Hormuz at the entrance to the Persian Gulf and built the Fort of Our Lady of the Conception there. Hormuz became a Portuguese protectorate.
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