Sultanate of Muscat

Sultanate of Muscat
سلطنة مسقط
1650–1820
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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.
Capital		Muscat
Languages		Yemeni Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish
Religion		Ibadi Islam
Government		Absolute monarchy
History
•	Established	1650
•	Afsharid conquest of Muscat by Nader shah	1745
•	unity with Imamate of Oman	1820
•	Disestablished	1820
Succeeded by Sultanate of Muscat and Oman Sultanate of Zanzibar

Map of the Sultanate of Muscat and the Imamate of Oman

The Sultanate of Muscat was a maritime empire during the 18th Century, which in 1820 unified with the Imamate of Omanto 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.