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
DateLate 1649 – January 1650
Location23°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
Unknown Unknown

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.