Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman

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Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman

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Sayyid

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Said bin Sultan Al-Said () (5 June 1797 - October 19, 1856) was Sultan of Muscat and Oman

Muscat and Oman

Muscat and Oman was a country that encompassed the present day Sultanate of Oman and parts of the United Arab Emirates . It existed from about 1856 until about 1970....
from November 20, 1804 to June 4, 1856. He became joint ruler of the country along with his brother Salim on the death of his father, Sultan bin Ahmad, in 1804. Said deposed his brother as joint-ruler on September 14, 1806.

In 1837, he asked for the assistance of Shaikh Isa Bin Tarif

Isa Bin Tarif

Shaikh Isa Bin Tarif Al Bin Ali Al-Utbi was the ex chief of Al-Bida, known today as Doha , the capital of Qatar, as well as the chief of the Al Bin Ali tribe from the beginning of the 19th Century until his death in 1847....
in conquering the town of Mombasa

Mombasa

Mombasa is the second largest city in Kenya, lying on the Indian Ocean. It has a major Seaport and an international airport. The city is the centre of the coastal tourism industry....
in Kenya

Kenya

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in 1837 with his tribe Utub Al Bin Ali

Al Bin Ali

The Al Bin Ali is a Sea Bedouin Arab tribe based in the Persian Gulf states, especially Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, with a few residing in Abu Dhabi....
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Muscat and Oman

Isa Bin Tarif

Mombasa

Mombasa is the second largest city in Kenya, lying on the Indian Ocean. It has a major Seaport and an international airport. The city is the centre of the coastal tourism industry....
in Kenya

Kenya

Al Bin Ali

The Al Bin Ali is a Sea Bedouin Arab tribe based in the Persian Gulf states, especially Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, with a few residing in Abu Dhabi....
. Fort Jesus

Fort Jesus

File:Fort Jesus.jpgFile:Building in Fort Jesus.jpgFort Jesus is a Portugal fort built in 1593 by order of King Philip II of Spain , then ruler of the joint Portuguese Empire and Spanish Empire Kingdoms, located on Mombasa Island to guard the Old Port of Mombasa, Kenya....
in Mombasa

Mombasa

Mombasa is the second largest city in Kenya, lying on the Indian Ocean. It has a major Seaport and an international airport. The city is the centre of the coastal tourism industry....
was named after Shaikh Isa Bin Tarif after he conquered the fort. The translation of Jesus

Jesus

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in Arabic is Isa, hence in Arabic it is called the Fort of Isa.

In 1840 he moved his capital from Muscat

Muscat, Oman

Muscat is the Capital and largest city of Oman. It is also the seat of government and largest city in the Muscat . As of 2008, the population of the Muscat metropolitan area was 1,090,797....
, Oman

Oman

Oman , officially the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab country in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates on the northwest, Saudi Arabia on the west and Yemen on the southwest....
, to Stone Town

Stone Town

Stone Town or Mji Mkongwe, in Swahili meaning "ancient town", is the old part of Zanzibar City - the capital of the island of Unguja, informally known as Zanzibar, a part of Tanzania....
, Zanzibar

Zanzibar

Zanzibar is part of the East African republic of Tanzania. It consists of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25?50 km off the coast of the mainland....
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Upon Said's death in 1856, his third son Thuwaini bin Said

Thuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Muscat and Oman

Sayyid 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....
became Sultan of Muscat and Oman, while his sixth son Sayyid Majid bin Said became Sultan of Zanzibar. In 1840, he sent a ship to the United States

United States

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in an attempt to establish a trading relationship.

Today 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 Rumi, Oman....
in Muscat has numerous items of silverware and other possessions that belonged to Said.

Children:

Said had 36 children:

Sayyid Hilal bin Said al-Said (c.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-Said
Thuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Muscat and Oman

Sayyid 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....
(-1866), Sultan of Muscat and Oman, 1856-1866 (Also called Tueni.)
Sayyid Muhammad bin Said al-Said (1826-1863) "...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 Said
Turki bin Said, Sultan of Muscat and Oman

Sayyid 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....
(1832-1888), Sultan of Muscat and Oman, 1871-1888
Sayyid Majid bin Said (1834/5-1870), Sultan of Zanzibar, 1856-1870
Sayyid Ali bin Said al-Said (?-1893)
Sayyid Barghash bin Said (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 (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 (1854-1893), Sultan of Zanzibar, 1890-1893
Sayyid Badran bin Said al-Said (?-1887)
Sayyid Nasir bin Said al-Said (?-1887). Also called "Nasor". Went to Mecca
Mecca

Mecca , also spelled Makkah , Makka is a city in Saudi Arabia. Home to the Masjid al-Haram, it is the holy city in Islam and plays an important role in the faith....
with his older sister Chadudj, died young (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
Circassian

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lady, she was "a dazzling beauty with the complexion of a German blonde. Beside, 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, "....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 (in 1870) she went with her younger brother Nasir to Mecca
Mecca

Mecca , also spelled Makkah , Makka is a city in Saudi Arabia. Home to the Masjid al-Haram, it is the holy city in Islam and plays an important role in the faith....
. She died not long afterwards. (Ruete).
Sayyida Shewâne of Zanzibar and Oman, the daughter of an Abyssinian woman. "..a classical beauty...endowed with a keen mind.." Died early. (Ruete)
Sayyida Mettle of Zanzibar and Oman, the daughter of an Abyssinian woman. Married a "distant cousin" in Stonetown, 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. Married "rather late in life our distant cousin Humud" (Ruete)
Sayyida Nunu of Zanzibar and Oman, the daughter of a Circassian lady, she was born blind. After the death of her parents she lived with her sister Aashe. (Ruete)
Sayyida Salme of Zanzibar and Oman (1844-1924), a.k.a. Emily Ruete
Emily Ruete

Emily Ruete was born in Zanzibar as Sayyida Salme, Princess of Zanzibar and Oman. She was a daughter of Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Sultan of Zanzibar and Oman....