Siege of Muscat (1650)

Siege of Muscat
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
Date Late 1649 – January 1650 Location Muscat 23°36′55″N 58°35′38″E / 23.61528°N 58.59389°E / 23.61528; 58.59389 Result Omani victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire	Omani Empire
Commanders and leaders
Pereira Naruttam (defected) Cabreta †	Sultan bin Saif
Casualties and losses
All but 60 or 70 killed	4,000–5,000 killed

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.