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History of Oman

15 recorded states lay in what is now Oman, from Magan (2300 BCE) to the Sultanate of Oman. 1 of them has a full profile, and 10 outside powers ruled here.

ProfileState (capital or seat)2 without a known seat not shownOpen in the atlas →

Profiles

Empires that ruled here

Timeline

24th century BCE

  1. Magan2300 BCE – 550 BCE · other

2nd century BCE

  1. Himyarite Kingdom110 BCE – 525 CE · profile

8th century

  1. First Ibadi Imamate of Oman751 CE – 893 CE · theocracy

11th century

  1. Seljuk Sultanate of Kerman1041 CE – 1186 CE · sultanate
  2. Kingdom of Ormus1060 CE – 1622 CE · kingdom

12th century

  1. Nabhani dynasty1154 CE – 1624 CE · kingdom

13th century

  1. Rasulid dynasty1229 CE – 1454 CE · sultanate

14th century

  1. Kathiri Sultanate1395 CE – 1967 CE · sultanate

15th century

  1. Jabrid dynasty1440 CE – 1524 CE · emirate

16th century

  1. Portuguese Muscat1507 CE – 1650 CE · colony

17th century

  1. Ya'aruba dynasty1624 CE – 1744 CE · theocracy

18th century

  1. Omani Empire1744 CE – 1856 CE · sultanate

19th century

  1. Sultanate of Muscat and Oman1856 CE – 1970 CE · sultanate

20th century

  1. Imamate of Oman1913 CE – 1959 CE · theocracy
  2. Sultanate of Oman1970 CE – present · sultanate

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Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

States of Arabia and the Gulf → States of Mesopotamia and Iran → All country histories →

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). History of Oman. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/oman
MLA
“History of Oman.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/oman. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “History of Oman.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/oman.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘History of Oman’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/oman (Accessed: ).