Oman is a site of pre-historic human habitation, stretching back over 100,000 years. The region was impacted by powerful invaders, including other Arab tribes, Portugal and Britain. Oman, at its heigh
Vestiges in Nizwa
Wall of the Jabrin Castle
Thomas Daniell East View of the Forts Jellali and Merani, Muskat B1977.14.215 Yale Center for British Art
The Nabhani dynasty, or the Nabhanids, were rulers of Oman from 1154 until 1624, when the Yaruba dynasty took power.
History of Oman
…between 1053 and 1154 Oman was part of the Seljuk Empire. Seljuk power even spread through Oman to Koothanallur in southern India. In 1154 the indigenous Nabhani dynasty took control of Oman, and the Nabhani kings ruled Oman until 1470, with an interruption of 37 years between 1406 and 1443. The Portuguese took Muscat…
Bahla Fort in 2013 after major restoral work in the 1990s