Portuguese occupation of Muscat

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The Portuguese occupation of Muscat was a period in the 16th and 17th centuries when the Portuguese Empire controlled the strategic Omani port city as part of its Indian Ocean trading network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese colonial rule ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
military occupation ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Portuguese India (Estado da Índia) ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese India
describedBySource Omani historical traditions ⓘ
Portuguese colonial chronicles ⓘ
endTime 1650 ⓘ
mid 17th century ⓘ
followedBy Omani Empire in East Africa ⓘ
linked to: Omani Empire

Omani overseas expansion in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
Omani reconquest of Muscat ⓘ
hasCause Portuguese efforts to control Indian Ocean trade routes ⓘ
Portuguese expansion into the Indian Ocean ⓘ
Portuguese strategy to dominate spice and luxury goods trade ⓘ
hasEffect disruption of traditional Arab and Persian Gulf trade patterns ⓘ
fortification of Muscat’s harbor ⓘ
integration of Muscat into Portuguese Indian Ocean trading network ⓘ
stimulus to Omani maritime and military consolidation ⓘ
strengthening of Portuguese naval presence in the Gulf region ⓘ
hasPart conflicts with local Omani tribes ⓘ
construction of coastal fortifications in Muscat ⓘ
control of maritime trade through the Gulf of Oman ⓘ
sieges of Muscat by Omani forces ⓘ
use of Muscat as a naval base ⓘ
location Gulf of Oman ⓘ
Muscat ⓘ
Oman ⓘ
Persian Gulf region ⓘ
linked to: Persian Gulf
mainParticipant Imamate of Oman ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
Portuguese Empire ⓘ
Yaruba dynasty ⓘ
local Omani forces ⓘ
partOf Portuguese Empire ⓘ
Portuguese colonial history in Oman ⓘ
Portuguese presence in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
precededBy local Omani rule in Muscat ⓘ
regional competition between Arab and Persian powers over Muscat ⓘ
significantEvent Omani expulsion of the Portuguese from Muscat in 1650 ⓘ
Portuguese capture of Muscat in 1507 ⓘ
construction of Fort Al Jalali by the Portuguese ⓘ
construction of Fort Al Mirani by the Portuguese ⓘ
significantPlace Arabian Sea ⓘ
Fort Al Jalali ⓘ
Fort Al Mirani ⓘ
linked to: Fort Al Jalali

Hormuz ⓘ
linked to: Hormuz Island

Indian Ocean ⓘ
Muscat harbor ⓘ
linked to: Port of Muscat

Strait of Hormuz ⓘ
startTime 1507 ⓘ
early 16th century ⓘ
usedFor control of regional maritime trade ⓘ
projection of Portuguese naval power in the Persian Gulf ⓘ
protection of Portuguese shipping in the Indian Ocean ⓘ

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Al Jalali Fort → constructionPeriod → Portuguese occupation of Muscat ⓘ
Portuguese occupation of Muscat → followedBy → Omani reconquest of Muscat ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese occupation of Muscat
Portuguese occupation of Muscat → significantEvent → Omani expulsion of the Portuguese from Muscat in 1650 ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese occupation of Muscat