Ormus

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Kingdom of Ormus هرمز
11th century–1622
Flag
Status	Vassal state of Portugal (1515–1622)
Capital	Hormuz 27°06′N 56°27′E / 27.100°N 56.450°E / 27.100; 56.450
Common languages	Persian, Arabic
Religion	Sunni Islam
Government	Kingdom
King
History
• Established	11th century
• Safavid conquest	1622
Succeeded by Safavid Empire

The Kingdom of Ormus (also known as Hormoz or Hormuz; Persian: هرمز; Portuguese: Ormuz) was located in the eastern side of the Persian Gulf and extended as far as Bahrain in the west at its zenith.^{[citation needed]} The Kingdom was established in 11th century initially as a dependency of the Kerman Seljuk Sultanate, and later as an autonomous tributary of the Salghurids and the Ilkhanate of Iran.^{[citation needed][1][dubious – discuss]} In its last phase Ormus became a client state of the Portuguese Empire in the East. Most of its territory was eventually annexed by the Safavid Empire in the 17th century.

The monarchy received its name from the fortified port city which served as its capital.^{[citation needed]} It was one of the most important ports in the Middle East at the time^{[citation needed]} as it controlled^{[citation needed]} seaway trading routes through the Persian Gulf to China, India, and East Africa. This port was originally located on the southern coast of Iran to the east of the Strait of Hormuz, near the modern city of Minab, and was later relocated to the island of Jarun which came to be known as Hormuz Island,^[2] which is located near the modern city of Bandar-e Abbas.