Saif bin Sultan

Saif bin Sultan led Omani forces in a campaign that captured Fort Jesus in Mombasa from the Portuguese. This victory ended over a century of Portuguese control along the Swahili coast and established Omani dominance in East Africa.

Omani forces under Saif bin Sultan seized the island of Zanzibar from Portuguese control. This acquisition became a key base for Omani commercial and political influence in the Indian Ocean trade network.

Following the expulsion of the Portuguese, Saif bin Sultan established Omani administrative control over key coastal cities including Kilwa, Pemba, and Mombasa. This created a unified Omani maritime empire stretching from the Persian Gulf to Mozambique.