Sultanate of Muscat and Oman

Sultanate of Muscat and Oman was a state in Arabia (Middle East) that lasted from 1856 to 1970 CE, about 114 years. Its people spoke Arabic languages (Arabic-speaking states).

Sultanate under British influence after Zanzibar split off. Sultan Said bin Taimur kept the country closed, with three schools and almost no paved roads, until his son Qaboos deposed him in 1970.

See Sultanate of Muscat and Oman on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1856 to 1970 CE

Duration

114 years

Type

State

Region

Arabia, Middle East

Language family

Arabic

Capital

Muscat

Came from

• Omani Empire (Al Bu Said) 1744 to 1856 CE

Became

• Oman 1970 CE to the present

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1908 Oil struck at Masjed Soleyman
• 1915 Armenian genocide
• 1916 Arab Revolt and Sykes-Picot
• 1923 Treaty of Lausanne
• 1948 Founding of Israel and the Nakba

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
• Republic of Turkey 1923 CE to the present
• Saudi Arabia 1932 CE to the present
• Syria 1946 CE to the present
• Israel 1948 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• 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
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE, Europe

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