Portuguese–Safavid War (1621–1630)

Portuguese–Safavid War (1621–1630)
	Part of Portuguese–Safavid wars, Anglo-Portuguese rivalry in the Persian Gulf, and Dutch–Portuguese War
	From top to bottom, left to right: 1689 engraving depicting Capitão Geral Rui Freire de Andrada landing at Qeshm; 1697 Safavid illustration of the Anglo-Persian capture of Hormuz; Portuguese presence in the Persian Gulf (1507–1750);
Date	1621 – 1630
Location	Persian Gulf
Result	Peace agreement
Belligerents
Portuguese Estado da Índia	Safavid Iran; East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Rui Freire de Andrada; Nuno Álvares Botelho	Shah Abbas I; Imam Quli Khan

The Portuguese–Safavid War (1621–1630), alternatively known as Bandel War, was a series of military conflicts between the Portuguese Estado da Índia and the Safavid Empire over control of ports and islands in the Persian Gulf. The war began after the Portuguese constructed a fort on Qeshm, provoking Shah Abbas I to expel the Portuguese from Hormuz and Qeshm. Despite losing Hormuz in 1622, the Portuguese raided the Persian Gulf and repelled Safavid invasions of Basra. Hostilities ended with a peace agreement around 1630.