Oman has been ruled continuously by the Al Said dynasty since 1744; the state was known as the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman until 1970, when Sultan Qaboos bin Said renamed it simply Oman and began a rapid modernization program.
The atlas holds 4 border frames for Oman — the shape you scrub through changes in 1744 · 1832 · 1913 · 1960.
Regional Gulf history providing comparative context for Oman's neighbors; substituted here only as cross-reference, see Qatar record for direct use.