one could argue that Oman wasn't the only Arab colonial empire, even in terms of the original sense: the 'colonia' forts established on the coast by maritime empires. The ottomans did this, having a colonial empire that stretched even towards Indonesia with their contacts with Aceh. One could also point to the Umayyads or Aghlabids as a colonial empire due to their maritime conquests in Spain, Sicily, and even southern Italy
Yeah, people tend to forget that colonialism happened before the Europeans. One of the earliest examples is from a cradle of civilization itself (Indus Valley). They set up a trading colony called Shortugai, and mined lapis lazuli to sell to Sumerians. That being said, imperialism is not necessarily synonymous with colonialism. It depends on how you define it. If you're talking about colonialism like the Phoenicians and Greeks, then you can count basically every empire that has ever established a garrison or trading post in a strategic point to be a colonial power. But usually, that's not what people mean. If you're talking about colonialism like the European powers after the Industrial Revolution, with fierce central authority based overseas and the extraction of resources for factories in the motherland, then that happened from 1760s onwards.
The Portuguese lost interest in East African ports such as Mombasa and Malindi. Mozambique was good enough for them to resupply their ships on their way to India. Besides, what profit did they achieve? They were interested in gold and silver which were minimal in EastAfrica (except Sofala where the Portuguese held for over400 years ).
It was said you could count every rib bones of the last Portuguese in malindi. Even in mombasa there were about 8 sickly with malaria left when the people revolted. They died in their thousands and never made much of it. The British east African company collapsed within a decade and Britain never made money off African colonialization, in fact they lost money. A few settlers made it big but not the empire.
( not being argumentative, just curious on what qualifies) Is it just because it's outside of the Middle East? I'm asking because Arabs went around colonizing the entire Middle East during the Islamic Conquest.. Just wondering why that's considered different? Sorry if I'm bothering you but the wording is really interesting. @@StoicHistorian
Imperialism is not necessarily synonymous with colonialism. It depends on how you define it. If you're talking about colonialism like the Phoenicians and Greeks, then you can count basically every empire that has ever established a garrison or trading post in a strategic point to be a colonial power. But usually, that's not what people mean. If you're talking about colonialism like the European powers after the Industrial Revolution, with fierce central authority based overseas and the extraction of resources for factories in the motherland, then that happened from 1760s onwards.
They did reach the northern coast of Madagascar actually, but they did not penetrate much inside the mainland, the small number of Omanis army was a major obstacle.
I swear all you need today is a youtube channel’s, reddit account and a Wikipedia page and you can make up history 😂 by God was watching another video the day of some indian group claiming that ancient puntland was in south India. 🤦🏽♂️
Bro why do you care wallahi stop bringing Somalis into this let them talk shit we need to build them talk but all I see is people talking online while the country is in shambles nacaas
I’m somali and as much as I respect our muslim brothers in oman. This is simply alternative history or otherwords FALSE in all sense of the word. Truth of the matter is there was never an “oman” conquest to the swahili coast. The truth of the matter is the somalis were already settled there and Islam was introduced. So arab merchants settled there as well. In a age of superstition the locals elected a group of the merchant arabs claiming to be descendants of the Prophet (pbuh) as leaders. The silk road ran along the eastern coast of Africa: from Djibouti to the swahili coast with Mogdishu being the hub. Naturally the arab emirs of zanzibar grew wealthy along with the somali merchants that operated the port cities. Until the Portuguese docked and chased them out. Defeat for the Portuguese didn’t come until Ahmed Gurey came along and declared jihad and chased them from one stronghold to another until they left the coast altogether while the rest were enslaved. I dont mean to be rude but oman wasn’t even a country until 1951 and before that much like the rest of the gulf; a bunch of small ragtag tribes scattered around the desert. It’s one thing to whitewash west african history but to do that in places where history is already documented is insane.
What are you talking about Ahmed guray was in Somaliland modern day Ethiopia what does that have to do with the Swahili coast and he lost she the Portugal won the war in that area bro stop this muqadishu was a back words place and ruled by ajanabi we all know this stop crying inline and build back better bro
@@notitle9941 it’s people like you, ignorant and deprived of historical knowledge of the region that cant see outside of his tribal disputes that destroyed somalia. Nacala athi iyo hooyada ku yaal. Go read a book, as a matter of fact go read ibn battuta’s travels around the region in the 13th century if you want an insight on the region was like before the “omani conquest”. Ilahi ha ku ceebaye nacaladyahay.
@@notitle9941 it’s people like you, ignorant and deprived of historical knowledge of the region that cant see outside of his tribal disputes that destroyed somalia. Nacala athi iyo hooyada ku yaal. Go read a book, as a matter of fact go read ibn battuta’s travels around the region in the 13th century if you want an insight on the region was like before the “omani conquest”. Ilahi ha ku ceebaye nacaladyahay.
probably the only youtuber who actually makes any history video on Oman, respect
Thank you for this fascinating video!
This was excellent! Very little discussed aspect of African history. Thank you so much.
this is such an underrated history channel great job :)
Amazing watch as a history enthusiast!!!!!!! I really love this thanks
Good video, but very quiet, I had to put my volume all the way up to hear.
Please fix the audio volume if possible. Thanks :)
Good video
one could argue that Oman wasn't the only Arab colonial empire, even in terms of the original sense: the 'colonia' forts established on the coast by maritime empires. The ottomans did this, having a colonial empire that stretched even towards Indonesia with their contacts with Aceh. One could also point to the Umayyads or Aghlabids as a colonial empire due to their maritime conquests in Spain, Sicily, and even southern Italy
Yeah, people tend to forget that colonialism happened before the Europeans. One of the earliest examples is from a cradle of civilization itself (Indus Valley). They set up a trading colony called Shortugai, and mined lapis lazuli to sell to Sumerians.
That being said, imperialism is not necessarily synonymous with colonialism. It depends on how you define it.
If you're talking about colonialism like the Phoenicians and Greeks, then you can count basically every empire that has ever established a garrison or trading post in a strategic point to be a colonial power. But usually, that's not what people mean.
If you're talking about colonialism like the European powers after the Industrial Revolution, with fierce central authority based overseas and the extraction of resources for factories in the motherland, then that happened from 1760s onwards.
Could it be that the Sultan of Oman lives in Zanzibar now?
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Im from oman
The Portuguese lost interest in East African ports such as Mombasa and Malindi. Mozambique was good enough for them to resupply their ships on their way to India. Besides, what profit did they achieve? They were interested in gold and silver which were minimal in EastAfrica (except Sofala where the Portuguese held for over400 years ).
They still wanted it for slaves, the king of Portugal sent many expeditions to try to reclaim Mombasa and Zanzibar but they failed.
It was said you could count every rib bones of the last Portuguese in malindi. Even in mombasa there were about 8 sickly with malaria left when the people revolted. They died in their thousands and never made much of it. The British east African company collapsed within a decade and Britain never made money off African colonialization, in fact they lost money. A few settlers made it big but not the empire.
@@StoicHistorian NO YOU Muslim GUYS WANT BLACK slaves . LOL, YOU ARE SUCH PATHETIC MUSLIM PROPAGANDIST , YOU LIKE RT
+1. not a word about Oman´s BLACK slavery. LOL, this guy is SUCH PATHETIC MUSLIM PROPAGANDIST , he is LIKE pootin
just because the Portuguese blame all their defeats on "disease" doesn't mean it is true.
That is very true, it definitely played a factor tho
The somalis defeated the Portuguese with the help of the ottoman
😁👍
What makes them the only Arab colonial empire?
No other Arabian nation had wide scale colonies such as this
( not being argumentative, just curious on what qualifies) Is it just because it's outside of the Middle East? I'm asking because Arabs went around colonizing the entire Middle East during the Islamic Conquest.. Just wondering why that's considered different? Sorry if I'm bothering you but the wording is really interesting. @@StoicHistorian
Imperialism is not necessarily synonymous with colonialism. It depends on how you define it.
If you're talking about colonialism like the Phoenicians and Greeks, then you can count basically every empire that has ever established a garrison or trading post in a strategic point to be a colonial power. But usually, that's not what people mean.
If you're talking about colonialism like the European powers after the Industrial Revolution, with fierce central authority based overseas and the extraction of resources for factories in the motherland, then that happened from 1760s onwards.
@tvtalkwithavi youre confusing conquest with the post industrial revolution european colonialism.
I'm not though. @@FNA27601
If only Oman conquer many more area in Africa such as Madagascar
I’m surprised they didn’t try conquering Madagascar, it would have been interesting
@@StoicHistorianthey did reach madagascar. This is what most maps of the Omani empire say at least
@@husseinbnali8445 did oman conquered somali
They did reach the northern coast of Madagascar actually, but they did not penetrate much inside the mainland, the small number of Omanis army was a major obstacle.
@@husseinbnali8445could you show me this omani map lol
I swear all you need today is a youtube channel’s, reddit account and a Wikipedia page and you can make up history 😂 by God was watching another video the day of some indian group claiming that ancient puntland was in south India. 🤦🏽♂️
Bro why do you care wallahi stop bringing Somalis into this let them talk shit we need to build them talk but all I see is people talking online while the country is in shambles nacaas
Omanis didn't conquer Africa.They conquered the Portuguese( at the request of the Africans) who ruled Africa but gun. Dont cheat peope
So what is the difference?
@@badralmamary3084 these things had to happen at the time, likewise bow, the Western countries tries colonise other countries in a modern way.
Much of coastal east africa. 😂 Somali coastline is the majority of the coast
They never ruled somali coast
@@poorindiansanddogsarenotal1276 that's my point. The omanis paid tribute to the somali sultantes
?? No it’s not
Tf bro
Huh another darood making up fake history
I’m somali and as much as I respect our muslim brothers in oman. This is simply alternative history or otherwords FALSE in all sense of the word. Truth of the matter is there was never an “oman” conquest to the swahili coast. The truth of the matter is the somalis were already settled there and Islam was introduced. So arab merchants settled there as well. In a age of superstition the locals elected a group of the merchant arabs claiming to be descendants of the Prophet (pbuh) as leaders. The silk road ran along the eastern coast of Africa: from Djibouti to the swahili coast with Mogdishu being the hub. Naturally the arab emirs of zanzibar grew wealthy along with the somali merchants that operated the port cities. Until the Portuguese docked and chased them out. Defeat for the Portuguese didn’t come until Ahmed Gurey came along and declared jihad and chased them from one stronghold to another until they left the coast altogether while the rest were enslaved. I dont mean to be rude but oman wasn’t even a country until 1951 and before that much like the rest of the gulf; a bunch of small ragtag tribes scattered around the desert. It’s one thing to whitewash west african history but to do that in places where history is already documented is insane.
What are you talking about Ahmed guray was in Somaliland modern day Ethiopia what does that have to do with the Swahili coast and he lost she the Portugal won the war in that area bro stop this muqadishu was a back words place and ruled by ajanabi we all know this stop crying inline and build back better bro
@@notitle9941 it’s people like you, ignorant and deprived of historical knowledge of the region that cant see outside of his tribal disputes that destroyed somalia. Nacala athi iyo hooyada ku yaal. Go read a book, as a matter of fact go read ibn battuta’s travels around the region in the 13th century if you want an insight on the region was like before the “omani conquest”. Ilahi ha ku ceebaye nacaladyahay.
@@notitle9941 it’s people like you, ignorant and deprived of historical knowledge of the region that cant see outside of his tribal disputes that destroyed somalia. Nacala athi iyo hooyada ku yaal. Go read a book, as a matter of fact go read ibn battuta’s travels around the region in the 13th century if you want an insight on the region was like before the “omani conquest”. Ilahi ha ku ceebaye nacaladyahay.