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The discovery of oil in the early 20th century greatly changed the Omani society. However, it also confronted the sultan with the imamate, as a large part of the oilfields were located within Oman proper. The last major rebellion of the imam started in 1954, with the imamate being covertly supported by Saudi Arabia, though Oman with British help defeated and extinguished the imamate completely. Another conflict came in the 1960s with the communist rebellion of Dhofar. Although it was once again won by the sultanate, it was certain that the country, then ruled by the highly isolationist Said ibn Timur, needed change. Said was deposed by his reform-minded son, Qaboos, in a bloodless coup supported by the British.
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The discovery of oil in the early 20th century greatly changed the Omani society. However, it also confronted the sultan with the imamate, as a large part of the oilfields were located within Oman proper. The last major rebellion of the imam started in 1954, with the imamate being covertly supported by Saudi Arabia, though Oman with British help defeated and extinguished the imamate completely. Another conflict came in the 1960s with the communist rebellion of Dhofar. Although it was once again won by the sultanate, it was certain that the country, then ruled by the highly isolationist Said ibn Timur, needed change. Said was deposed by his reform-minded son, Qaboos, Qaboos (who was briefly a [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships British Army officer]] before returning home to Oman), in a bloodless coup supported by the British.
British. Qaboos also simplified the nation's name from the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman to simply the Sultanate of Oman.
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Qaboos died childless in 2020[[note]]This is ''highly'' unusual among Arab royals, and made him the subject of rampant speculation about his sexuality among the Omani elites.[[/note]], and had no brothers, so his cousin and long-time advisor Haitham bin Tariq succeeded him as Sultan. While Qaboos had kept his chosen successor secret until a sealed letter was opened upon his death, Haitham quickly established a fixed order of succession based on [[HeirClubForMen male primogeniture]].
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The discovery of oil in the early 20th century greatly changed the Omani society. However, it also confronted the sultan with the imamate, as a large part of the oilfields were located within Oman proper. The last major rebellion of the imam started in 1954, with the imamate being covertly supported by Saudi Arabia, though Oman with British help defeated and extinguished the imamate completely. Another conflict came in the 1960s with the communist rebellion of Dhofar. Although it was once again won by the sultanate, it was certain that the country, then ruled by the highly isolationist Said ibn Timur, needed change. Said was deposed by his reform-minded son, Qaboos, in a bloodless coup supported by the British.
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The discovery of oil in the early 20th century greatly changed the Omani society. However, it also confronted the sultan with the imamate, as a large part of the oilfields were located within Oman proper. The last major rebellion of the imam started in 1954, with the imamate being covertly supported by Saudi Arabia, though Oman with British help defeated and extinguished the imamate completely. Another conflict came in the 1960s with the communist rebellion of Dhofar. Although it was once again won by the sultanate, it was certain that the country, then ruled by the highly isolationist Said ibn Timur, needed change. Said was deposed by his reform-minded son, Qaboos, Qaboos (who was briefly a [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships British Army officer]] before returning home to Oman), in a bloodless coup supported by the British.
British. Qaboos also simplified the nation's name from the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman to simply the Sultanate of Oman.
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Oman ('''Arabic:''' ''عمان ʻUmān''), also known as Sultanate of Oman ('''Arabic:''' '' سلطنة عُمان Salṭanat ʻUmān'') is a Western Asian country in the eastern end of the Arabian peninsula, bordered by UsefulNotes/SaudiArabia in the west, the UsefulNotes/UnitedArabEmirates in the northwest, the Indian Ocean in the east, and UsefulNotes/{{Yemen}} in the southwest. It has a population of 4.5 million as of 2021. The country is an absolute monarchy, with Haitham bin Tariq al Said ruling as sultan. He is the only remaining Arab ruler to use the title of Sultan. He ascended to the throne in 2020, succeeding his cousin, Qaboos, who ruled for nearly 50 years. The present Al Said dynasty came into power in 1744, having deposed the Ibadi Imam and the Afsharid Persian army he summoned to quell their ascent.
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Oman ('''Arabic:''' ''عمان ʻUmān''), also known as Sultanate of Oman ('''Arabic:''' '' سلطنة عُمان Salṭanat ʻUmān'') is a Western West Asian country in the eastern end of the Arabian peninsula, bordered by UsefulNotes/SaudiArabia in the west, the UsefulNotes/UnitedArabEmirates in the northwest, the Indian Ocean in the east, and UsefulNotes/{{Yemen}} in the southwest. It has a population of 4.5 million as of 2021. The country is an absolute monarchy, with Haitham bin Tariq al Said ruling as sultan. He is the only remaining Arab ruler to use the title of Sultan. He ascended to the throne in 2020, succeeding his cousin, Qaboos, who ruled for nearly 50 years. The present Al Said dynasty came into power in 1744, having deposed the Ibadi Imam and the Afsharid Persian army he summoned to quell their ascent.
