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Muqrin ibn Zamil

d. 1521 · 16th century

Muqrin ibn Zamil was a ruler of the Jabrid dynasty of eastern Arabia, which held al-Ahsa and the islands of Bahrain. In 1521 a Portuguese and Hormuzi force under Antonio Correia attacked Bahrain; Muqrin was defeated and mortally wounded. His death opened the period of Portuguese Bahrain, with the islands governed through the Kingdom of Ormus.

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Jabrid dynasty Portuguese Bahrain

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