العلاقات العمانية الفرنسية (1741-1810)‎ م

الملخص EN

During the eighteenth century, the Arabian Gulf region had witnessed a great European competition and, due to its strategic location on the way to India, sultanate of Oman had felt such competition between England and France to have its ally and to be preferred, and due to the increase of such competition between England and France, Muscat thought that it is preferable to be idle in its relation with the two competitive powers at that time.

In spite of that, the first roller of Albu-Said family, Ahmed bin Said (1741-1783) knew the benefit of the French friendship, the relation between Muscat and France had not developed to the level of diplomatic one but only a trade relation because England was competing them.

However Muscat relations with France took a developed phase with Sultan bin Ahmed while he was rolling Muscat.

He got benefit from the English - French competition to build a good relation with France in 1796, in addition to the predominant trade relations.

Such action had its influence on England, which forced the Sultan to sign an agreement on 1800, rejecting some of the facilities which had been given to France before, and the English occupation of Morrishious Island (the main French Colony in the Indian Ocean), ended the French dreams in extending their power and finished a phase of a hesitated Omani-French relations.