Omani Empire (Al Bu Said)

Omani Empire (Al Bu Said) was an empire in Arabia (Middle East) that lasted from 1744 to 1856 CE, about 112 years. Its people spoke Arabic languages (Arabic-speaking states).

Ahmad bin Said founded the dynasty that still rules Oman. Said bin Sultan moved his court to Zanzibar and ran a trading empire on the Swahili coast until his realm was split in 1856.

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Facts

Dates

1744 to 1856 CE

Duration

112 years

Type

Empire

Region

Arabia, Middle East

Language family

Arabic

Capital

Muscat, later Zanzibar

Came from

• Ya'aruba dynasty 1624 to 1744 CE

Became

• Sultanate of Muscat and Oman 1856 to 1970 CE

Neighbours in Middle East

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Zaydi Imamate of Yemen 897 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Syria and Palestine 1516 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Iraq 1534 to 1918 CE
• Qajar dynasty 1789 to 1925 CE
• Russian Caucasus 1801 to 1917 CE
• Emirate of Diriyah 1727 to 1818 CE
• Afsharid dynasty 1736 to 1796 CE
• Sharifate of Mecca 967 to 1925 CE
• Kingdom of Imereti 1260 to 1810 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

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