Sultanate of Oman

This article is about the specific polity Sultanate of Oman and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here:All Statistics

Is an Arab country located in Western Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Oman originated as an Imamate in 750 CE, shortly after the fall of the Umayyads. Oman was able to create an Empire with territories in Africa and Asia. The Empire was divided in 1856 between Muscat and Oman (possessions in Asia and the Arabian Peninsula) and Zanzibar (possession in Africa). Muscat and Oman later became a British Protectorate. It gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1970.