Omani masters of the sea

Geographical location has been occupied by General Oman has made the greatest impact Omani seafarers since ancient times, the historical reputation of freedom, that this site is between the exit and entrance to the Arabian Gulf Sea on India's greatest trade route leading west to the east coast of Africa and east to India, Malaysia, China, in view of the difficulty of communication by road to neighboring areas such as Bahrain, Hadhramout Omani therefore looked towards the sea.

Omanis have sought to obtain a livelihood therefore Irtadoa the sea in pursuit of trade with neighboring peoples, and is at the forefront of Omani sailors manned the seas and oceans since the ancient times and were one of the first ancient peoples used sail and the mast is not surprising therefore to describe the people of ancient Sumerian sources Oman manned maritime navigation, and Hassuna calling Oman's four thousand years before the name of free Kpnaiin also mentioned in an era of ship Cljy about 2050 BC. Historical sources indicate that the ancient Omani at the end of the third century BC, had they had the greatest fleet after Cordova was an effective means in the transfer of the civilization of Babylon, Port Somp to India and Persia and the civilizations that take the Indian astronomy, philosophy, mathematics and astrology, and the features of civilization and progress, and Ages before Alilinstip several centuries.

We may not go beyond the truth if we said that the strength of the historic Amman freedom and vice versa has been mentioned in the writings of Ptolemy of Oman to fame and glory, which was a source of pride but rather by the activity of the sea and navigation, and not through the activity of land. The Persians sought to compete in the era of Omani Dara large 521-485 BC, however, including the Omani Itsvo by the will and determination has fought for these plans were thwarted attempts and as the Persians did not affect the activity of marine discovery of the king of Egypt Alieleni through direct sea between Egypt and India Depending on the monsoon.

When the Romans emerged as a global power, between 50 to 200 m did not affect much on the activity of the marine and the emergence of the State of Oman in Sassanid Persia in 225 entered in the competition with the Navy of Oman, they founded a powerful fleet occupied by parts of the east and south of the Arabian Peninsula, including Oman, however, Omani confronted them after they have regained their strength and then Takbohem on the Persian shores and occupied the coastal and southern areas of the.

With the end of the sixth century AD have a naval force composed of the Persians and the Ahbash, Greece, Somalia with a view to the removal of sovereignty from the Omani navy, prompting Balamanyen to deal with such a force, especially Ahbash who were able to occupy Yemen and Oman repeated defeats of the landing of these forces resulted in the return of sovereignty to the Sea of Oman East.

Historical sources indicate that the masters of the sea of Oman was to have a full knowledge of the seas and oceans, both in the East Sea, which the Omanis fought their ships, despite the seriousness of Omusbanda and mountain or water Mzaigaha the West, it was related to the Gulf Arab Omanis Pmaosmah the sea or the barbaric Zinj south of the island, which ends Guenblo and the country's depravity and Bulwark protective of the far reaches of the Earth has reached Zinj Omani commercial ships to the east coast of Africa and are accustomed to sailing in the sea and in the barbaric Massoudi says ((the people of the Omani boats that ply the Gulf to the Sea Island Guenblo Zinj In this city between Muslims and infidels Zinj of the Omanis, who reminded us of the employers claim that the craft known as the Gulf and they know Balbrberi Sea and the country's Berber Jfinu)).Elsewhere in the promoter says gold Mas'udi ((Those people who ride the sea of any of the people of Zinj Sea of Oman Alozd)).

The Mas'udi in more than one subject in his book on the skill of Oman Noakzy and the amount of sovereignty over the Sea of China, India, Sind, Zinj Kulzm, Yemen, and Abyssinia, it was a link between Sohar and Guenblo through direct navigation is the same way he has pursued his Mas'udi in the wind and sometimes pay the ships away Guenblo on getting straight to the coast of Africa.