Oman and Muscat: An Early Modern HistoryRoutledge, 12 févr. 2016 - 278 pages During the early modern period Oman held a key position in the trade routes whereby the Muslim world dominated indigenous trade in the Indian Ocean. In the second half of the eighteenth century, Oman broke free from foreign political control and became the dominant economic and naval force in the western Indian Ocean and the Gulf. This was a golden age for Omanis, when their economic power and political prestige were at their height. This study, first published in 1986, presents a detailed, comprehensive history of this important period, and includes tribal politics, the role of religion, and Oman’s relations with neighbouring areas such as Persia and East Africa. The era ends with the political and maritime pressures exerted on Oman by Britain and France, and the territorial pressures exerted by the Wahhabi Arabians. |
Table des matières
Chapter 1 Geographical and historical introduction | 1 |
Chapter 2 The Ibâḑîya | 22 |
Chapter 3 The Yaʿrubî civil war and the coming to power of Aḩmad b Saʿîd Âl bû Saʿîdî | 39 |
Chapter 4 ʿUmâns maritime involvements during Aḩmads rule and hostilities with Persia | 53 |
Chapter 5 Trade in the PersianArabian Gulf | 75 |
Chapter 6 Transitional years 17811793 | 94 |
Chapter 7 ʿUmân and the Sawâḩil c 17501800 | 118 |
Chapter 8 FrenchBritish competition for influence at Masqaţ | 139 |
Chapter 9 The rule of Sulţân b Aḩmad 17931804 and the early Wahhâbî incursions into ʿUmân | 169 |
Chapter 10 Maritime commerce during Sulţân b Aḩmads rule | 191 |
Conclusions | 210 |
Appendices | 216 |
Notes on sources | 223 |
Bibliography | 227 |
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