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Said bin Sultan
Said bin Sultan was sultan of Muscat and Oman from 1806 to 1856, the most powerful ruler of the Omani maritime empire. He extended Omani control along the East African coast, taking Mombasa from the Mazrui in 1837, and moved his court to Zanzibar, where he developed clove plantations and the caravan trade in ivory and slaves. After his death his realm was divided, creating the separate Sultanate of Zanzibar.
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