Dhofar Rebellion, supported by the communist government of South Yemen, motivated the British to supplant the Sultan. The British chose the Western-educated son of the Sultan, Qaboos bin Said who was locked up in the palace, because his father feared a coup. On his release, Qaboos bin Said, with the help of British military forces, staged a successful palace coup and was proclaimed Sultan of Muscat and Oman in 1970. The newly consolidated territories along with Muscat were reorganized into the present-day unified Sultanate of Oman by August 1970. In 1976, again with British aid, the Sultan secured his hold over the entire interior and suppressed the Dhofar rebellion. Sohar Sultanate The Sohar Sultanate lasted from 1920 until about 1932. In 1920, Sheik Ali Banu Bu Ali, a relative of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal, rebelled in the northern town of Sohar and proclaimed himself Sultan but was deposed by the British in 1932. See also History of Oman List of rulers of Oman List of British representatives in Muscat and Oman Muscat Imamate of Oman Provinces of Oman Gwadar References External links The Omani claim to the Mascarene Islands Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs History of Muscat, Oman History of Oman 1820 establishments in Asia 1970 disestablishments in Asia Former sultanates