Omani Empire

Omani Empire الْإِمْبَرَاطُورِيَّة الْعُمَانِيَّة (Arabic) Al-Imbaraṭuriat Al-'Omāniyyah
1696–1856
Flag Coat of arms
Chronological map of the Omani Empire and Zanzibar
Capital	Rustaq (1692–1792) Muscat (1792–1832) Zanzibar (1832–1856)
Common languages	Official: Arabic Regional: Balochi Persian Swahili English French Malagasy
Religion	Dominant: Ibadi Islam Minor: Sunni Islam Shia Islam Christianity
Demonym(s)	Omani
Government	Monarchy
Yaruba Dynasty
• 1692–1711	Saif bin Sultan (first)
• 1711–1718	Sultan bin Saif II
• 1718–1719	Saif bin Sultan II
• 1719–1720	Muhanna bin Sultan
• 1722–1723	Ya'arab bin Bel'arab
• 1724–1728	Muhammad bin Nasir
• 1742–1743	Sultan bin Murshid
• 1743–1749	Bal'arab bin Himyar
Al Busaid Dynasty
• 1744–1778	Ahmad bin Said
• 1778–1783	Said bin Ahmed
• 1783–1793	Hamad bin Said
• 1792–1804	Sultan bin Ahmed
• 1805–1806	Badr bin Seif
• 1806–1856	Said bin Sultan (last)
History
• Occupation of Fort Jesus by Saif bin Sultan	1696
• Civil war in Oman	1718
• Persian invasion of Sohar	1742
• Al Busaid Dynasty took over	1749
• Treaty with the United States	1837
• Division of the Omani Empire	1856
Population
• 1870 estimate	367,400[1]
Currency	Dirham Indian rupee Maria Theresa thaler Shilling
Preceded by Succeeded by Imamate of Oman Kathiri Muscat and Oman Sultanate of Zanzibar

The Omani Empire (Arabic: الْإِمْبَرَاطُورِيَّة الْعُمَانِيَّة) 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 player in the 18th century, the empire at its peak in the 19th century saw its influence or control extend across the Strait of Hormuz to modern-day Iran and Pakistan, and as far south as Cape Delgado. 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 section (Sultanate of Muscat and Oman) ruled by Thuwaini bin Said.