Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman

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Said bin Sultan (Arabic: سعيد بن سلطان‎, transliteration: Sa’id bin Ṣultān) (1790 - 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 his father, Sultan bin Ahmad, in 1804. Said deposed his brother as joint-ruler on September 14, 1806. In 1840 he moved his capital from Muscat, Oman, to Stone Town, Zanzibar.

Upon Said's death in 1856, his third son Thuwaini bin Said 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 in an attempt to establish a trading relationship.

[edit] 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 (-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 (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 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 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. She died not long afterwards. (Ruete).
Sayyida Shewâne of Zanzibar and Oman, the daughter of an Abysinnian woman. "..a classical beauty...endowed with a keen mind.." Died early. (Ruete)
Sayyida Mettle of Zanzibar and Oman, the daughter of an Abysinnian woman. Married a "distant cousin" in Stonetown, had "two charming twin boys" (Ruete).
Sayyida Zeyâne of Zanzibar and Oman, the daughter of an Abysinnian 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

[edit] References

Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar, Emily Ruete, 1888. (Many reprints). Author (1844-1924) was born Princess Salme of Zanzibar and Oman and was a daughter of Sayyid Said. In chapter fifteen of her book she describes her sisters and two of her brothers (Hilal and Thuweini).