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Omanis in East Africa
Omanis in East Africa
Statesmen
Scholars
Outline
• Pre-Islamic Period (Periplus): 1st Century AD.
• Post-Islamic : 7th Century AD.
• The Nabahina and the Sultanate of Pate: 13th
Century AD.
• The Ya’aribah: the fall of Fort Jesus 17th Century
AD.
• Said bin Sultan and the Omani Empire: 1804-
1856 AD
• Barghash and the Cultural Enlightenment: 1870-
1888 AD.
• After Barghash: Early 20th Century AD.
Periplus of the Erytrean Sea
Oman embraces
Islam 630AD