Siege of Muscat (1650)
The siege of Muscat occurred in 1650, when an Omani army under Sultan bin Saif attacked the Portuguese fort of Muscat and captured the town from the Portuguese, ending the long Portuguese occupation of Muscat.
| Siege of Muscat | |||||||
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| Part of the Omani–Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
Watercolour plan of Muscat in 1635, by António Bocarro, in Livro das Plantas de Todas as Fortalezas, Cidades e Povoações do Estado da Índia Oriental | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Portuguese Empire | Omani Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Pereira Naruttam (defected) Cabreta † | Sultan bin Saif | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| All but 60 or 70 killed | 4,000–5,000 killed | ||||||
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