Oman and Muscat - An Early Modern History

Informationen zum Autor Patricia Risso Zusammenfassung During the early modern period Oman held a key position in the trade routes whereby the Muslim world dominated indigenous trade in the Indian Ocean. This study, first published in 1986, presents a detailed, comprehensive history of this important period, and includes tribal politics, the role of religion, and Oman’s relations with neighbouring areas. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Geographical and Historical Introduction 2. The Ibdiya 3. The Ya’rubi Civil War and the Coming to Power of Ahmad b. Sa’id Al bu Sa’idi 4. ‘Uman’s Maritime Involvements During Ahmad’s Rule and Hostilities with Persia 5. Trade in the Persian/Arabian Gulf 6. Transitional Years, 1781-1793 7. ‘Uman and the Sawahil, c. 1750-1800 8. French-British Competition for Influence at Masqat 9. The Rule of Sultan b. Ahmad (1793-1804) and the Early Wahhabi Incursions into ‘Uman 10. Maritime Commerce During Sultan b. Ahmad’s Rule

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Risso, Risso Patricia
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.02.2016
• EAN: 9781138181847
• ISBN: 978-1-138-18184-7
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Gulf
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Oman, HISTORY / Middle East / Arabian Peninsula, Middle Eastern history