Why did Portugal seize Muscat in 1507?

The Portuguese seizure of Muscat in 1507 was part of a broader strategic campaign to establish hegemony over maritime trade routes in the East. Under the leadership of Afonso de Albuquerque, the Portuguese sought to control key points in the Indian Ocean to bypass Muslim intermediaries and secure direct access to trade.12

Following his efforts to block the Red Sea and capture Hormuz, Albuquerque engaged in raiding the Arabian and Persian coasts. By seizing Muscat, the Portuguese gained a strategic foothold on the coast of Oman, which allowed them to maintain a naval base and trading post to project power in the region until they were eventually expelled in 1650.231