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1793 |
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Sultan ibn Ahmad, by a compact with his brother the imam of Oman, became the recognized ruler of Muscat (until 1804). | 1 |
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1795 |
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The Wahhabis conquered the region of Hasa on the Persian Gulf, completing their control of central and eastern Arabia. For the next 15 years they directed their raids and expansion toward the Hijaz, Iraq, Syria, and the principalities of the Persian Gulf. | 2 |
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17961825 |
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Salman ibn Ahmad ruled as sheik of Kuwait. | 3 |
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1798 |
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The ruler of Muscat leased from Iran the port of Bandar Abbas and the islands of Qishm and Hormuz for an annual payment of 6,000 tomans. | 4 |
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17991800 |
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Wahhabi raids into Iraq. (See Arabia) | 5 |
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