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Sultanate of Muscat and Oman

1820 CE – 1970 CE

Quick Facts

Type
Sovereign · empire
Period
1820 CE – 1970 CE
Duration
150 years
Known Periods
10
Capital
Muscat
Data Confidence
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Overview

The Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (Arabic: سلطنة مسقط وعمان, romanized: Salṭanat Masqaṭ wa-‘Umān), also known briefly as the State of Muscat and Oman (Arabic: دولة مسقط وعمان, romanized: Dawlat Masqaṭ wa-‘Umān) during the rule of Taimur bin Faisal, was a sovereign state that encompassed the present-day Sultanate of Oman and parts of present-day United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, in the second half of the 19th century and 20th century. In 1856, upon the death of the last ruler of the Omani Empire, Said bin Sultan, the empire split into two separate political entities: the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and the Sultanate of Zanzibar. The former continued to be led by the Al Busaid dynasty, but transitioned into a.

Historical Periods

Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1900–1904)

1900 CE – 1904 CE

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Capital: MuscatArea: 126,712 km²

Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1905–1910)

1905 CE – 1910 CE

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Capital: MuscatArea: 127,099 km²

Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1911–1912)

1911 CE – 1912 CE

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Capital: MuscatArea: 126,848 km²

Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1913–1913)

1913 CE – 1913 CE

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Capital: MuscatArea: 21,820 km²

Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1914–1915)

1914 CE – 1915 CE

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Capital: MuscatArea: 21,951 km²

Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1916–1919)

1916 CE – 1919 CE

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Capital: MuscatArea: 34,967 km²

Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1920–1921)

1920 CE – 1921 CE

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Capital: MuscatArea: 134,147 km²

Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1922–1923)

1922 CE – 1923 CE

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Capital: MuscatArea: 323,819 km²

Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1924–1925)

1924 CE – 1925 CE

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Capital: MuscatArea: 324,052 km²

Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1926–1928)

1926 CE – 1928 CE

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Capital: MuscatArea: 323,902 km²

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