What was the significance of the 1650 expulsion of the Portuguese from Muscat by Imam Sultan bin Saif I of the Ya'ariba dynasty?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Ending a century and a half of Portuguese coastal domination and founding a maritime empire
- Step 1: The Portuguese had controlled Muscat and coastal fortresses (Al Mirani and Al Jalali) since Alfonso de Albuquerque's conquest in 1507.
- Step 2: In January 1650, Imam Sultan bin Saif I led a successful siege that expelled the last Portuguese garrison from Muscat.
- Step 3: This victory transformed Oman into a major seafaring naval power that expanded into the Indian Ocean, seizing Mombasa, Zanzibar, and Pemba from the Portuguese.
Answer
Ending a century and a half of Portuguese coastal domination and founding a maritime empire.
Why not the others: Oman was never a British colony; it did not join Persia; maritime trade expanded dramatically.
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