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With the invasion of the Arab armies of [[Islam]] in the 7th century, the civilization in this region entered an era of decline. No major event of significance is known to have taken place in this region until the arrival of the European colonialists in the 16th century.
The [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]], invaded the city of Bushehr in 1506 and remained there until [[Abbas I of Safavid|Shah Abbas Safavi]] succesfully defeated and liberated the Persian Gulf region of their presence. By 1734, Bushehr had once again risen to prominence due to [[Nadir Shah]] of the [[Afsharid dynasty]], and his military policies in The Persian Gulf.
Bushehr was selected by Nadir to be the central base of Nadir's Naval fleet in the Persian Gulf. He thus changed the name of the city to ''Bandar e Nadiriyeh'' (Nadir's Port). He hired an Englishman by the name of [[John Elton]] to help build his fleet. Dutch accounts report his naval fleet to have amounted to 8000-10000 personnel as well as several ship construction installations.
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