Omani Empire
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The Omani Empire was a maritime sultanate centered in Oman that became a major Indian Ocean trading power, ruling territories along the East African coast, including Zanzibar, and parts of the Persian Gulf.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Omani Empire canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3490173 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Omani Empire Context triple: [Zanzibar, colonialPower, Omani Empire]
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Lahej Sultanate
The Lahej Sultanate was a traditional Arab monarchy in southern Yemen that became a key constituent state within the British-influenced protectorate system and later the Federation of South Arabia.
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B.
Fadhli Sultanate
The Fadhli Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in the Aden Protectorate region of southern Arabia, later incorporated into the Federation of South Arabia before becoming part of modern Yemen.
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C.
Bornu Empire
The Bornu Empire was a powerful West African state that succeeded the Kanem Empire and dominated the Lake Chad region for centuries through trans-Saharan trade, Islamic scholarship, and military strength.
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D.
Moghulistan
Moghulistan was a medieval Central Asian khanate that emerged from the eastern territories of the Chagatai Khanate, inhabited largely by Turkic and Mongol tribes and centered in the region of modern-day Xinjiang and parts of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
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E.
Upper Aulaqi Sultanate
The Upper Aulaqi Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in what is now southern Yemen, later incorporated into the British-sponsored Federation of South Arabia before becoming part of the modern Yemeni state.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Omani Empire Target entity description: The Omani Empire was a maritime sultanate centered in Oman that became a major Indian Ocean trading power, ruling territories along the East African coast, including Zanzibar, and parts of the Persian Gulf.
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A.
Lahej Sultanate
The Lahej Sultanate was a traditional Arab monarchy in southern Yemen that became a key constituent state within the British-influenced protectorate system and later the Federation of South Arabia.
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B.
Fadhli Sultanate
The Fadhli Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in the Aden Protectorate region of southern Arabia, later incorporated into the Federation of South Arabia before becoming part of modern Yemen.
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C.
Bornu Empire
The Bornu Empire was a powerful West African state that succeeded the Kanem Empire and dominated the Lake Chad region for centuries through trans-Saharan trade, Islamic scholarship, and military strength.
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D.
Moghulistan
Moghulistan was a medieval Central Asian khanate that emerged from the eastern territories of the Chagatai Khanate, inhabited largely by Turkic and Mongol tribes and centered in the region of modern-day Xinjiang and parts of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
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E.
Upper Aulaqi Sultanate
The Upper Aulaqi Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in what is now southern Yemen, later incorporated into the British-sponsored Federation of South Arabia before becoming part of the modern Yemeni state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern empire
ⓘ
maritime empire ⓘ sultanate ⓘ |
| alliance | treaties with the British Empire ⓘ |
| capital |
Muscat
ⓘ
Zanzibar City ⓘ |
| conflict |
conflicts with Persian forces
ⓘ
wars with the Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| continent |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ |
| country | Oman ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
Indian Ocean trade
ⓘ
clove trade ⓘ date cultivation and export ⓘ ivory trade ⓘ slave trade ⓘ spice trade ⓘ |
| emergedFrom |
Imamate of Oman
ⓘ
Yaruba dynasty state ⓘ |
| endTime |
1861 (partition of Muscat and Zanzibar)
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
ⓘ
Omanis ⓘ Swahili people ⓘ
surface form:
Swahili peoples
|
| governmentType | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Gwadar
ⓘ
Kilwa Kisiwani ⓘ
surface form:
Kilwa
Lamu ⓘ Mombasa ⓘ Muscat ⓘ Oman ⓘ Pemba Island ⓘ Socotra ⓘ Zanzibar ⓘ parts of the Persian Gulf coast ⓘ parts of the Swahili Coast ⓘ |
| influencedCulture |
Swahili culture
ⓘ
coastal East African architecture ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy |
Arabic influence in Zanzibar and the Swahili Coast
ⓘ
division into modern Oman and Zanzibar sultanate ⓘ |
| militaryStrength | naval power in the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| notableDynasty |
Al Said dynasty
ⓘ
Yaruba dynasty state ⓘ
surface form:
Yaruba dynasty
|
| notablePort |
Matrah
ⓘ
Mombasa ⓘ Muscat ⓘ Sur ⓘ Zanzibar ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi
ⓘ
Said bin Sultan ⓘ Sultan bin Saif I ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | reign of Said bin Sultan (early to mid-19th century) ⓘ |
| religion | Ibadi Islam ⓘ |
| rulingTitle | Sultan ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1861 division into Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and Sultanate of Zanzibar
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control of Gwadar on the Makran coast ⓘ establishment of capital at Zanzibar ⓘ expansion along the East African coast ⓘ expulsion of the Portuguese from Muscat ⓘ involvement in the East African slave trade ⓘ participation in Indian Ocean trade networks ⓘ |
| startTime |
17th century
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c. 1650 ⓘ |
| successor |
Oman
ⓘ
surface form:
Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
Sultanate of Zanzibar ⓘ |
| tradingRegion |
Arabian Sea
ⓘ
Swahili Coast ⓘ
surface form:
East African coast
Indian Ocean ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Persian Gulf ⓘ Red Sea ⓘ |
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Subject: Omani Empire Description of subject: The Omani Empire was a maritime sultanate centered in Oman that became a major Indian Ocean trading power, ruling territories along the East African coast, including Zanzibar, and parts of the Persian Gulf.
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