Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd
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Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd was the founder of the Al Bū Saʿīd dynasty, which still rules Oman today. He was the governor of Suḥār when he drove out Persian invaders and was elected imam in 1749. This marked the restoration of Omani rule and the establishment of his dynasty. The Al Bū Saʿīd dynasty unified Oman politically, with the imam serving as both temporal and religious leader.123
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history of ArabiaOmani expansion…dispute, and a leader named Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd set to liberating Oman from the Persians. He became imam in 1749, founding the Āl Bū Saʿīd dynasty. This period in Oman is marked by the crystallization of the political alignment of the tribes of the Banū Ghāfir (Ghāfirī) against those of…
Read More…dispute, and a leader named Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd set to liberating Oman from the Persians. He became imam in 1749, founding the Āl Bū Saʿīd dynasty. This period in Oman is marked by the crystallization of the political alignment of the tribes of the Banū Ghāfir (Ghāfirī) against those of…
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OmanRestoration of Omani ruleAḥmad ibn Saʿīd, the governor of Ṣuḥār, drove out the Persian invaders and was elected imam in 1749, thus establishing the Āl Bū Saʿīd dynasty that still rules Oman today. Under the rule of his grandson, Saʿīd ibn Sulṭān (1806/07–56), Oman reasserted control over Zanzibar,…
Read MoreAḥmad ibn Saʿīd, the governor of Ṣuḥār, drove out the Persian invaders and was elected imam in 1749, thus establishing the Āl Bū Saʿīd dynasty that still rules Oman today. Under the rule of his grandson, Saʿīd ibn Sulṭān (1806/07–56), Oman reasserted control over Zanzibar,…
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