1649

1649 : Sultan bin Saif bin Malik was the second of the Yaruba dynasty of Imams of Oman. He ruled from 1649 to 1679. He completed the work of his predecessor, Nasser bin Murshid, in driving the Portuguese out of Oman. He built up Omani sea power, taking the fight against the Portuguese to their bases in India and East Africa. During his reign the country was peaceful and increasingly prosperous.
Sultan bin Saif died in 1679 and was succeeded by his son, Bil’arab bin Sultan.