Talk:History of Oman

Nothing on British influence
The history of the 1960's and 1970's is strangely silent on the role of the British patron in the country. All the officers of the Omani army at that time were British, the SAS trained the Omani army and indeed carried out most of the fight in the fight against the Dhofari rebels, etc. This should be mentioned!!!70.23.207.197 (talk) 19:34, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Early history missing
There is nothing here for pre-Islamic Oman. I know only that Sumerian pottery was traded here earlier than 3000BCE. Can someone help out with a stub? Ian Page 10:27, 27 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Totally agree. This was written by someone who believes there's no history before Muhammad, I suspect. Sadly, I can't help you much to alleviate these shortcomings. All I know about Oman is that it was under Persian influence before the expansion of Islam.
 * But at least I will make some fixes in the article's organization, so it can be more easily expanded. --Sugaar (talk) 13:16, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

I will help u. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.208.85.109 (talk) 00:22, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

History mistake
at the first line you can see that Oman was a bart of ...Achaemenid (6th to 4th century BC) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_oman

but if you go to the history of Achaemenid there is no Oman but there is some other Arab country !! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid

then from the 3rd century BC to the arrival of Islam in the 7th century AD Oman was controlled by two other Iranian dynasties, the Parthians and the Sassanids http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_oman

but if you go to the history of Parthian Empire you can see the map and the TXT that there is no Oman also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthian_Empire

and if you go to the history of Sassanids the Empire started from 224 to 651 AD 1-first thing that where was Oman ......before and after that date 2- the Arabic wiki and the English wiki is not the same for the Sassanids Empire (the maps are not the same).

look at the maps this is the English http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassanids and this is the Arabic http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/ساسانيون

if you go to the history of Oman in Arabic Wiki... it's a big different...!

any way Oman was part of Eran for some time and they where kicked from Oman and also there where many old omani ruler and Kings that they didn't talk about in the English Wik

bye~Hotsalah

The early history section is superficial and only supported by secondary literature. It is laconic to the extent, that one can hardly make an error. Also, it is 'protected' so that one cannot edit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.132.119.141 (talk) 17:20, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

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Omani rule
I was browsing around the history of the gulf states (I was born and raised in the gulf...) and encountered this image on wikipedia itself and it says "A maximalist view of the "Empire of Oman" in the early 19th century; in fact effective control in Africa remained concentrated in coastal cities and their immediate surroundings." < Is that an exaggerated mapping then? To my understanding there was a short-lived Omani occupation of Mogadishu for example but I've never heard of the Omani influence being farther North. Certainly not in Northeast Somalia, I've never encountered records that would suggest such a rule. The page Awale-Abdi (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 19:39, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it's an exaggeration. There has always been interaction between the populations on both sides of the Red Sea. However, northeastern and central Somalia were at the time ruled by the Majeerteen Sultanate and the Sultanate of Hobyo. In Benadir and the riverine area of the south, the Geledi Sultanate held power. The Geledi Sultans dominated the southern ivory trade, and also held sway over the Jubba and Shebelle valleys in the hinterland. By 1892, Mogadishu was under the joint control of the Geledi Sultanate and the Omani Sultanate of Zanzibar. The Omani Sultans' authority in the city, however, was largely nominal. When Imam Azzan bin Qais of Oman sought to build a fort in the city, he was thus obligated to request permission from Sultan Ahmed Yusuf of Geledi. This Fort of Garessa was eventually constructed in 1870. Middayexpress (talk) 19:51, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
 * I see, as always; thank you for your helpful information... And that is honestly what I could tell as well and was surprised by that map as a result- there is no mention whatsoever of the Hobyo and Majeerteen really even making contact with Omanis, if I'm not mistaken. Awale-Abdi (talk) 19:57, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
 * User:Awale-Abdi: There were trade ties between both areas, but the rulers were indeed the Sultans of the Majeerteen and Hobyo Sultanates. These are the two polities that the Italians signed the protectorate treaties with since they actually controlled the northern and central area. Anyway, I've pasted the discussion here as this is where it is most immediately relevant. Middayexpress (talk) 20:00, 9 October 2014 (UTC)

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