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Muscat

Muscat is a port city on the coast of Oman, commanding sea routes between the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. Nader Shah of the Afsharid Empire conquered it in about 1743, extending Iranian commercial and naval reach. The conquest reflected Afsharid maritime ambitions that later Iranian dynasties proved unable to sustain.

Muscat
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Afsharid EmpireSocioeconomySultanate of ZanzibarFoundation

Mentioned in 8 state histories

Kingdom of OrmusPortuguese MuscatPortuguese MombasaYa'aruba dynastyOmani EmpireSultanate of Muscat and OmanMakran StateImamate of Oman

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Muscat. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/muscat
MLA
“Muscat.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/muscat. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Muscat.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/muscat.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Muscat’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/muscat (Accessed: ).

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