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.

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Omani Empire canonical 2

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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
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
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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Zanzibar colonialPower Omani Empire
Sultanate of Zanzibar followed Omani Empire