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Omani Siege of Fort Jesus

1696 CE – 1698 CE · 2 years

An Omani fleet besieged the Portuguese garrison of Fort Jesus in Mombasa for nearly three years. Its fall in December 1698 ended Portuguese dominance of the Swahili coast.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Omani Empire (Imam Saif bin Sultan Al-Ya'rubi)
  • Portuguese Empire and Swahili allies (Queen Fatuma of Zanzibar)

Key moments

Defining events in the Omani Siege of Fort Jesus.

  1. 13 March 1696 Start of the siege
  2. 1697 Interception of Zanzibari relief
  3. 13 December 1698 Fall of Fort Jesus

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