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Omanis and Swahil; Tribal nisbas; Political relationships between Oman and Africa; The Omani colonial model; The Swahili “city-state” model; Early Arabian contact with East Africa; Oman’s role; The Nabâhina; The Portuguese and the Ya’aruba; The Ya’rubi dynasty; The early Busa’id; The continued Hinawi-Ghafiri rivalry; Control of Muscat: Sayf and Sultan’s rebellions; Ahmad’s succession; The interior; The Ya’aruba legacy in East Africa; The Mazari’a; Tribes Associated with the Ya’aruba and Mazarî’a period; Sd Sa’id first expeditions.