Religion Ibadi Islam Established 1650 Founded 1650 | Government Absolute monarchy Disestablished 1820 Capital Muscat | |
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Languages Yemeni Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish | ||
The Sultanate of Muscat was a maritime empire during the 18th Century, which in 1820 unified with the Imamate of Oman to form the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
Nader Shah's conquest of Muscat
In 1745 Nader shah planned to take control of the Persian Gulf. In order to do this he needed to take control of parts of the Arabian peninsula that bordered the Persian Gulf. So Nader created a large fleet before sending them to Muscat. Muscat was conquered and Nader allowed mainland Persians to immigrate to Muscat. When Nader Shah was assassinated in 1747 his empire disintegrated, and so the Sultanate of Oman regained independence from the Afsharid dynasty.
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