Ahmad bin Said founds the Al Bu Said dynasty
The dynasty that still rules Oman
After driving out the Persians who had occupied the Omani coast during the last Yarubid civil war, Ahmad bin Said, governor of Sohar, was elected imam. His Al Bu Said dynasty still rules Oman and in the 19th century also held Zanzibar.
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