[2] They may have been of either Omani or Bahraini origin, and they were possibly related to Ahmad ibn Hilal, a previous governor of Oman on behalf of the Abbasid Caliphate.

[3] In any event, by about 929,[4] the coastal regions of Oman were under the control of Yūsuf ibn Wajīh (Arabic: يُوْسُف ابْن وَجِيْه), the first member of the dynasty.

In the mountainous interior of the country, the Ibadi imams centered at Nizwa opposed Wajihid rule and were intent on maintaining their independent status.

Wajihid policy in its relations with the neighboring powers was opportunistic, and they recognized the suzerainty of both the Qarmatians and Abbasids at different times during their rule.

Its development during the tenth century turned it into a major center of international commerce and the chief city of Oman.