History Of Oman

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Term Paper Title	History Of Oman
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History of Oman

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The Land of Frankincense
Oman is the ancient land of frankincense, the aromatic gum which in ancient times was more precious than gold. Dhofar, Oman's southernmost region, is one of the few places in the world where frankincense trees grow. Frankincense was crucial to the religious rites of almost every faith in the known world. The temples of Egypt, Jerusalem and Rome were all major consumers of frankincense. At the height of the trade, some 3000 tonnes of frankincense was exported annually through this region to different parts of the world. Pliny, writing in the 1st century AD, claimed that control of the frankincense trade had made the south Arabians one of the richest people in the world. Ubar, the centre of the frankincense trade, was recently discovered by the Transarabia Expedition, a team of American and British archaeologists supported by the Omani Government.

Islam comes to Oman
The northern part of what is now Oman became important in the first generation of the Islamic era. The tribes living there were converted to Islam in the mid-7th century and came under the rule of the Umayyads shortly thereafter. But the Ummayad rule over Oman did not last long. In the late 7th or early 8th century, Oman adopted the doctrines of Ibadi Islam. Around 746 AD Omani Ibadis overthrew the Ummayads and established their rule. Ever since, Oman has been ruled by rulers of the Ibadi faith.

The Europeans Come to Oman
The first Europeans to make their presence felt in the Gulf were the Portugese in 1506. A year later, they occupied Oman and made Hormuz their main base. But by 1622 they had b...

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