Why would they want to colonize northern and western Australia, anyway?
Actually, IIRC Northern Australia has tropical weather, with annual monsoons.
As to why? Where's the gold in Australia again?
For the sake of plausibility, I think the Omanis would do better in an empty Madagascar, or in South Africa.
What are the possibilities of Omani exploration and colonization of Northern and Western Australia?
Arab traders did sail far and wide. Look at the story of Sinbad the Sailor in the
Arabian Nights. Islam must have reached the Pacific and Indian Oceans with
Arab traders the same way Christianity did with Christian missionaries. While
difficult, I wouldn't say it was impossible, or ASB.
Where have you been, bard32?
Nah, Islam reached the Indian Oceans cos of merchants, not missionaries unlike Hindu or Buddha. And I would add that Sinbad out of AN isn't a valid historical resource![]()
Omani Madagascar is intriguing.I think the Omanis would do better in an empty Madagascar, or in South Africa.
Omani Madagascar is intriguing.
I may have to steal it.
That's right. Sinbad's an Arab from Basra, Iraq.
Some say Sinbad was actually the Ming Chinese-Muslim explorer Zheng He. His title was Sanbao.