Saudi Invasion of Oman (1806-1808)
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Right after unifying the region the Wahhabis engaged a war with Omani empire [1]
| Saudi invasion of Oman | |||||||||
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| Part of Qajar-Wahhabi War | |||||||||
 The end of Saudi invasion | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Omani Empire Qajar Iran |
 Emirate of Diriyah *Allied Arabian tribes | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Said bin Sultan Fath-Ali Shah Qajar Khaled bin saad † Badr bin sultan al Busaidi † Abu saeed Amman † |
Mutlaq bin Muhammad Al-Mutairi | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 5,000 | 3,500-6,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 3,500-2,000 killed | 2,500 killed | ||||||||
After unifying the region and eliminating innovations and polytheism in the area, the Saudis attempted to take Qatar and later tried to capture Bahrain but were successful. They also attempted to take Kuwait but failed. Subsequently, they turned their attention toward Oman, engaging in a war against it. Oman sought assistance from the Qajars, but the Saudis managed to conquer all of Oman, including the fall of Muscat, as well as the current UAE region
- ↑ The of the first Saudi State book.