Bandar-e Rīg

Bandar-e Rig stands on the Persian Gulf opposite the island of Kharg. In the eighteenth century its ruler Mir Muhanna challenged the Dutch East India Company, which had established itself on the island. After blockading the Dutch garrison, he captured its fort on 1 January 1766. Control of Kharg gave the ruler of Bandar-e Rig a base from which to act against shipping in the northern Gulf.