class="apple-converted-space"> occupied; ruins of their fortress
still stands.In1622the
island was under ShahAbbas Iretaken, with the help of the British
Navy whichWilliam Baffinwas killed.During the first threeAnglo-Dutch Warsattacked theDutchfleet of theUnited East India Companyregularly the island.In1645the Dutch occupied the island for a
short time, but left forKharg, hundreds of miles away in the
Persian Gulf, where the heat is bearable (because less humid).In1712again threatened a Persian-Dutch war
for the island, which was prevented by negotiation.Also a French attack onBandar
