Imamate of Oman
Imamate of Oman | |||||||||||
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| 749–1959 | |||||||||||
| Motto: نصرٌ من الله وفتحٌ قريب Naṣrun min Allāh wafatḥun qarīb "Victory from God and an imminent triumph" | |||||||||||
The last iteration of the Imamate of Oman (Orange) and Muscat and Oman (red) in the 20th century | |||||||||||
| Status | Imamate | ||||||||||
| Capital | Nizwa 22°56′N 57°32′E / 22.933°N 57.533°E | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||||
| Religion | Ibadi Islam (state religion) | ||||||||||
| Government | Islamic theocratic elective monarchy | ||||||||||
| Imam | |||||||||||
• 749–751 (first) | Al-Julanda bin Masud | ||||||||||
• 1954–1959 (last) | Ghalib al-Hinai | ||||||||||
| Legislature | Consultative Council | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Dissolution of the Ottoman Empire/New Imperialism | ||||||||||
• Imamate declared | 749 | ||||||||||
| 25 September 1920 | |||||||||||
• End of the Jebel Akhdar War | 1959 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Maria Theresa thaler | ||||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | OM | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Oman | ||||||||||
The Imamate of Oman (Arabic: إِمَامَة عُمَان, romanised: Imāmat ʿUmān), officially the Imamate State of Oman (Arabic: دولة إمامة عُمان), was several succession of states within the Oman proper (Arabic: عُمَان ٱلْوُسْطَى, romanised: ʿUmān al-Wusṭā, lit. 'Central Oman') in the Hajar Mountains, part of the present-day Sultanate of Oman. The capital of the Imamate alternated historically between Rustaq and Nizwa. The Imamate's territory extended north to Ibri and south to the Alsharqiyah region and the Sharqiya Sands. The Imamate was bounded in the east by the Hajar Mountains and in the west by the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter) desert. The Al Hajar Mountains separated the Imamate of Oman from Muscat and Oman. The elected Imam (ruler) resided in the capital, and Walis (governors) represented the Imamate in its different regions.