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Sulṭān ibn Aḥmad
sultan of Oman
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history of Arabia
- In history of Arabia: The gulf states
In Oman, Sulṭān ibn Aḥmad, revolting against his uncle the imam in 1793, gained mastery of the coastal towns. The British made Omani Zanzibar, in East Africa, a protectorate in 1890. The extension of British influence over Bahrain culminated in 1900 with the opening of a British…
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place in Āl Bū Saʿīd dynasty
- In Āl Bū Saʿīd dynasty
…sect in central Arabia) caused Sulṭān ibn Aḥmad (reigned 1792–1804) to conclude a treaty with the East India Company that would assure a British presence in Muscat (Masqaṭ), the Āl Bū Saʿīdī capital, which was an important port on the trade route to India.
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