Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman
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Said bin Sultan Al-Said (June 5, 1797 - October 19, 1856) was Sultan of Muscat and Oman
from November 20, 1804 to June 4, 1856. He became joint ruler of the country along with his brother Salim on the death of their father, Sultan bin Ahmad, in 1804. Said deprived his brother of joint rule on September 14, 1806.
In 1837, he conquered the town of Mombasa
, Kenya
.
In 1840, Said bin Sultan moved his capital from Muscat, Oman
, to Stone Town
, Zanzibar
. In 1840, he sent a ship to the United States
in an attempt to establish a trading relationship.
Upon Said's death in 1856, his realm was divided: his third son, Thuwaini bin Said
, became the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; and his sixth son, Sayyid Majid bin Said, became the Sultan of Zanzibar.
The National Museum of Oman
in Muscat still houses numerous items of silverware and other possessions that belonged to Said.
Muscat and Oman
Muscat and Oman was a country that encompassed the present day Sultanate of Oman and parts of the United Arab Emirates. The country is not to be confused with either the Trucial States or Trucial Oman, which were sheikhdoms under British protection since 1820....
from November 20, 1804 to June 4, 1856. He became joint ruler of the country along with his brother Salim on the death of their father, Sultan bin Ahmad, in 1804. Said deprived his brother of joint rule on September 14, 1806.
In 1837, he conquered the town of Mombasa
Mombasa
Mombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya. Lying next to the Indian Ocean, it has a major port and an international airport. The city also serves as the centre of the coastal tourism industry....
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
.
In 1840, Said bin Sultan moved his capital from Muscat, Oman
Muscat, Oman
Muscat is the capital of Oman. It is also the seat of government and largest city in the Governorate of Muscat. As of 2008, the population of the Muscat metropolitan area was 1,090,797. The metropolitan area spans approximately and includes six provinces called wilayats...
, to Stone Town
Stone Town
Stone Town also known as Mji Mkongwe is the old part of Zanzibar City, the main city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania, as opposed to Ng'ambo . It is located on the western coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago...
, Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...
. In 1840, he sent a ship to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in an attempt to establish a trading relationship.
Upon Said's death in 1856, his realm was divided: his third son, Thuwaini bin Said
Thuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Muscat and Oman
Sultan Thuwaini bin Said al-Said also called Tueni, Sultan of Muscat and Oman , was the third son of Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman. Thuwaini was born in Oman, and never visited Zanzibar...
, became the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; and his sixth son, Sayyid Majid bin Said, became the Sultan of Zanzibar.
The National Museum of Oman
National Museum of Oman
The National Museum of Oman, formerly known as the Museum of Bait Assayed / Nadir bin Faisal bin Turki, is a national museum, located off A'Noor Street in Ruwi, Oman....
in Muscat still houses numerous items of silverware and other possessions that belonged to Said.
Children
Said had 36 children:- Sayyid Hilal bin Said al-Said (ca. 1815-1851): an alcoholic, according to Ruete (Ch. 15), he left three sons, Suud, Fesal, and Mhammed
- Sayyid Khalid bin Said al-Said (c.1819-1854)
- Sayyid Thuwaini bin Said al-SaidThuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Muscat and OmanSultan Thuwaini bin Said al-Said also called Tueni, Sultan of Muscat and Oman , was the third son of Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman. Thuwaini was born in Oman, and never visited Zanzibar...
(also called Tueni) (-1866): Sultan of Muscat and Oman, 1856-1866 - Sayyid Muhammad bin Said al-Said (1826-1863): he "...was considered the most pious of our entire family.... cared little for the world and wordly goods.... possessed by... antipathy against Zanzibar" (Ch. 14, Ruete); he lived most of his life in Oman
- Sayyid Turki bin SaidTurki bin Said, Sultan of Muscat and OmanSayyid Turki bin Said, GCSI was Sultan of Muscat and Oman from January 30, 1871 to June 4, 1888. He was the fifth son of Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman.On Turki's death, he was succeeded by his second son, Faisal bin Turki....
(1832-1888): Sultan of Muscat and Oman, 1871-1888 - Sayyid Majid bin Said Al-Busaid, 1st Sultan of Zanzibar (1834/5-1870): Sultan of Zanzibar, 1856-1870
- Sayyid Ali bin Said al-Said (?-1893)
- Sayyid Barghash bin Said Al-Busaid, 2nd Sultan of Zanzibar (1837-1888): Sultan of Zanzibar, 1870-1888
- Sayyid Abdu'l-Wahhab bin Said al-Said (1840-1866)
- Sayyid Jamshid bin Said al-Said (1842-1870)
- Sayyid Hamdan bin Said al-Said (1843-1858)
- Sayyid Ghalib bin Said al-Said
- Sayyid Sawedan bin Said al-Said (1845-?)
- Sayyid Abdu'l-Aziz bin Said al-Said (1850-1907)
- Sayyid Khalifah bin Said Al-Busaid, 3rd Sultan of Zanzibar (1852-1890): Sultan of Zanzibar, 1888-1890
- Sayyid Hamad bin Said al-Said
- Sayyid Shuwaid bin Said al-Said
- Sayyid Abbas bin Said al-Said
- Sayyid Manin bin Said al-Said
- Sayyid Ali bin Said Al-Busaid, 4th Sultan of Zanzibar (1854-1893): Sultan of Zanzibar, 1890-1893
- Sayyid Badran bin Said al-Said (?-1887)
- Sayyid Nasir bin Said al-Said (also called Nasor) (?-1887) went to MeccaMeccaMecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
with his older sister Chadudj: died in his twenties - Sayyid Abdu'l-Rab bin Said al-Said (?-1888)
- Sayyid Ahmad bin Said al-Said
- Sayyid Talib bin Said al-Said
- Sayyid Abdullah bin Said al-Said
- Sayyida Sharîfe of Zanzibar and Oman: the daughter of a Circassian lady, she was "a dazzling beauty with the complexion of a German blonde. Besides, she possessed a sharp intellect, which made her into a faithful advisor of my father's" (described in Ruete, Ch. 15)
- Sayyida Chole (or Khwala) of Zanzibar and Oman (died 1875): the daughter of a Mesopotamian lady, she "was particularly close to our father; her enchanting personality, her cheerfulness and charm won him over completely" (Ruete, Ch. 15)
- Sayyida Aashe of Zanzibar and Oman: full sister of Chole; after the death of their brother Hilal (1851), she "took motherly care of his eldest son Suud" (Ruete)
- Sayyida Chadudj of Zanzibar and Oman: full sister of Majid; after his death (1870), she went with her younger brother Nasir to MeccaMeccaMecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
and died not long afterward (Ruete) - Sayyida Shewâne of Zanzibar and Oman: the daughter of an Abyssinian woman; "a classical beauty ... endowed with a keen mind", she died early (Ruete)
- Sayyida Mettle of Zanzibar and Oman: the daughter of an Abyssinian woman, she married a "distant cousin" in Stonetown and had "two charming twin boys" (Ruete)
- Sayyida Zeyâne of Zanzibar and Oman: the daughter of an Abyssinian woman (Ruete)
- Sayyida Semsem of Zanzibar and Oman: full sister of Zeyâne, she was married "rather late in life [to] our distant cousin Humud" (Ruete)
- Sayyida Nunu of Zanzibar and Oman: the daughter of a Circassian lady, she was born blind; after the deaths of her parents, she lived with her sister Aashe (Ruete)
- Sayyida Salme of Zanzibar and Oman (1844-1924): she became known as Emily RueteEmily RueteEmily Ruete was born in Zanzibar as Sayyida Salme, Princess of Zanzibar and Oman. She was a daughter of Sayyid Said bin Sultan Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar and Oman...
Honours
- Sword of honour from George IVGeorge IV of the United KingdomGeorge IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later...
- 1821 - Order of the August Portrait of the Persian EmpireQajar dynastyThe Qajar dynasty was an Iranian royal family of Turkic descent who ruled Persia from 1785 to 1925....
- 1856