Oman

sovereign state in western Asia

10 dated entries naming Oman, drawn from 9 separate years between 1515 CE and 2023 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Sultanate of Oman in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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16th century

1515April 15 – The Emirate of Oman, ruled by Muhammad bin Ismail, becomes a protectorate of Portugal.source

17th century

1648October 31 – A treaty is signed between the Arabs and the Portuguese. The terms include a provision that the Portuguese should build fortresses at Kuriyat, Dibba Al-Hisn (Sharjah) and Muttrah (Oman).source
1698In Africa, Zanzibar is captured by Oman.source
1698December 12 – Mombasa (referred to at the time as Fort Jesus, and now part of Kenya) falls under control of the Emirate of Oman, with Imam Sa'if ibn Sultan as the first Omani Governor.source

18th century

1783December 15 – Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi, first ruler of Oman of the Al Said dynasty (born 1710)source

20th century

1970July 23 – 1970 Omani coup d'état: Said bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman, is deposed in a bloodless palace coup by his son, Qaboos, with covert British support. Among the reforms he introduces is the abolition of chattel slavery in Oman.source
1981May 25 – In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created among Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.source

21st century

2021October 17–November 14 – The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup is held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, and is won by Australia.source
202222 May - Oman announces that it will repeal all COVID-19 restrictions, including its mask mandate.source
202323 February - Oman opens its airspace to Israeli airlines for the first time. Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen calls the decision historic.source