Oman's Slave Trade Abolition: The Moresby and Hamerton Treaties

In the early 19th century, the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman was one of the last major slave-trading states in the Indian Ocean. This episode traces the diplomatic and naval pressure that forced Sultan Said bin Sultan to sign the Moresby Treaty of 1822 and the Hamerton Treaty of 1845, agreements that restricted and then outlawed the slave trade from Oman's African domains. We examine the role of British abolitionists like Sir Thomas Moresby, the enforcement challenges posed by the dhow trade, and the economic consequences for Zanzibar and the Swahili Coast. The episode also explores how Omani slave trading differed from the Atlantic system, the loopholes that allowed the trade to persist for decades, and the legacy of abolition in modern Oman. #Oman #SlaveTrade #Abolition #SaidBinSultan #MoresbyTreaty #HamertonTreaty #Zanzibar #IndianOcean #BritishEmpire #Slavery #DHOW #SwahiliCoast #Busaididynasty #19thCentury #History #FexingoHistory #EastAfrica #Muscat Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo