The Omani Empire and Its Impact on the World | World History Project

The Omani Empire was not a typical empire. It was not something you could easily see on the map. It didn’t have an army or typical bureaucracy. In the corner of Arabia, on the Indian Ocean coast, the Omani rulers looked away from the land and outward to the sea, ultimately controlling many important sea lanes. This so-called empire was a loose web of ports connected through trade relations. Over time, it became a powerful economic, political, and cultural force that reshaped the Indian Ocean world, from Oman to Zanzibar and beyond.

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