Person

Saif bin Sultan

fourth of the Yaruba dynasty Imams of Oman

b. 1646 CE – d. 1711 CE World The Great Crossroads

Saif bin Sultan (Arabic: سيف بن سلطان) was the fourth of the Yaruba dynasty Imams of Oman, a member of the Ibadi sect. He ruled from 1692 to 1711, during which Omani presence became firmly established on the coast of East Africa.