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Bahrain was seized by the Portuguese in the mid-16th century. The Portuguese ruled the islands by largely indirect rule for eighty years. Portugal remained in control until they were driven out of the island in 1602, when a popular uprising led by Rukn ed-Din took control of the Bahrain Fort.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of Bahrain," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Bahrain#Portuguese_rule, accessed 27 August 2019.</ref> | Bahrain was seized by the Portuguese in the mid-16th century. The Portuguese ruled the islands by largely indirect rule for eighty years. Portugal remained in control until they were driven out of the island in 1602, when a popular uprising led by Rukn ed-Din took control of the Bahrain Fort.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of Bahrain," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Bahrain#Portuguese_rule, accessed 27 August 2019.</ref> | ||
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