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Nabhani dynasty
Royal house and ruling dynasty of Oman from 1154 to 1624
Nabhani dynasty
The House of Al-Nabhan (Arabic: آل نبهان, romanized: Āl Nabhān), also known as the Nabhani dynasty or Nabhanids, is an Arab royal house that ruled Oman as hereditary kings (muluk) from 1154 until 1624, when the Yaruba dynasty took power. Descending from the Azdi tribe, the family established a centralized state apparatus across their territorial domains, reducing the traditional Ibadi elected imams to a largely symbolic religious role for nearly five centuries. The primary seat of power for the Nabhani kings fluctuated between the fortified interior capitals of Nizwa, Bahla, and Maqniyat, from which they controlled the lucrative overland frankincense and spice trade routes. One of their most enduring architectural and cultural legacies is the Bahla Fort, a massive complex of mud-brick buildings on stone foundations built between the 12th and 15th centuries, which was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. After the fall of the dynasty in 1624 and the end of the Nabhani monarchy...
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