Salim bin Sultan
| Salim bin Sultan | |
|---|---|
Al Said | |
| Father | Sultan bin Ahmad |
| Mother | Sayyida Ghanneyeh bint Saif Al-Busaidi |
Salim bin Sultan was joint Sultan of
Said bin Sultan
, ruling between 1804 and 1806.
Salim bin Sultan was son of Sultan bin Ahmad, who ruled Oman from 1792 to 1804. Sultan bin Ahmad died in 1804 on an expedition to
Said bin Sultan.[1]
Sultan's brother Muscat
.
Mohammed bin Nasir tried to bribe Qais to leave, but did not succeed.[1]
Mohammed bin Nasir called on Badr bin Saif for help.[1] After a series of engagements, Qais was forced to retire to Sohar. Badr bin Saif became the effective ruler.[2] Allied with the
Wahhabis, Badr bin Saif became increasingly unpopular.[3]
To get his wards out of the way, Badr bin Saif made Salim bin Sultan governor of Al Maşna‘ah, on the Batinah coast and Said bin Sultan governor of Barka.[4]
In 1806 Said bin Sultan lured Badr bin Saif to Barka and murdered him nearby. Said was proclaimed ruler of Oman.[5]
Said bin Sultan became the sole ruler, apparently with the consent of his brother. Their aunt, the daughter of the Imam Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi, seems to have influenced this decision.[6] Around the end of May 1810 Salim bin Sultan was sent on a mission to Persia to seek assistance in the struggle against the
Wahhabis in the north of Oman.[7]
He died in Muscat in April 1821. He left three male heirs, Muhammad, Hamed and Sirhan.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Miles 1919, p. 304.
- ^ Miles 1919, p. 305.
- ^ Miles 1919, p. 307.
- ^ Miles 1919, p. 308.
- ^ Miles 1919, p. 309.
- ^ Badger 1871, p. 144.
- ^ Davies 1997, p. 327.
- ^ Ibn Ruzayq 1871, p. 257.
Sources
- Badger, George Percy (1871). Reports from Committees. Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
- Davies, Charles E. (1997). The Blood-red Arab Flag: An Investigation Into Qasimi Piracy, 1797-1820. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
- Ibn Ruzayq, Ḥamīd ibn Muḥammad (1871). History of the Imâms and Seyyids of ʼOmân. Hakluyt Society. p. 257. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
- ISBN 978-1-873938-56-0. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
