Omani Empire
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The Omani Empire was a maritime empire, vying with Portugal and Britain for trade and influence in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean. After rising as a regional power in the 18th century, the empire a
Ya'rubids' ensign illustration
Former governor of Mogadishu (1872–1893), Salim bin Hamed bin Sa'id.
A picture of Sef bin Ahmed (1891) It reads: The brother of the former governor of Mogadishu
Said bin Sultan
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Sayyid Saïd bin Sultan al-Busaidi was Sultan of Muscat and Oman, the fifth ruler of the Al Bu Said dynasty from 1804 to 4 June 1856. His rule began after a period of conflict and internecine rivalry o
Omani Empire
…extend across the Strait of Hormuz to modern-day Iran and Pakistan, and as far south as Cape Delgado in what is now Mozambique. After the death of Said bin Sultan in 1856 the empire was divided between his sons into two sultanates, an African section (Sultanate of Zanzibar) ruled by Majid bin Said and an Asian…
Portrait of Sultan Said, c. 19th century