Sultan Turki bin Said bin Sultan Al Busaidi (Arabic: تركي بن سعيد بن سلطان البوسعيدي; 1832 – 4 June 1888), was Sultan of Muscat and Oman from 30 January 1871 to 4 June 1888. He acceded following his victory over his cousin, Iman Azzan bin Qais at the Battle of Dhank.[1] On Turki's death, he was succeeded by his second son, Faisal bin Turki.

Turki bin Said
تركي بن سعيد بن سلطان البوسعيدي
Sultan of Oman
Reign30 January 1871 – 4 June 1888
PredecessorSalim bin Thuwaini
SuccessorFaisal bin Turki
Born1832
Muscat, Oman
Died4 June 1888
Muscat, Oman
Issue
  • Muhammad bin Turki
  • Faisal bin Turki
  • Fahad bin Turki
  • Turkia bint Turki
  • Unnamed daughter
DynastyAl Bu Sa'id
FatherSaid bin Sultan
Motheran Ethiopian woman
ReligionIbadi Islam

Early life

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Turki was born in 1832 to Sultan Said bin Sultan and an Ethiopian concubine. His father appointed him the Wali of Sohar in 1854.[2]

In 1861, he revolted against his brother, Thuwaini bin Said, who had succeeded his father as Sultan of Oman. The division of Muscat and Zanzibar meant that Sohar would be under the authority of Thuwaini which Turki refused to accept. He was imprisoned and Salim bin Thuwaini was appointed as the new Wali of Sohar. The British authorities intervened and Thuwaini was released from prison in 1862.[3] After Salim killed his father and took the throne in 1866, Turki was again imprisoned and subsequently released due to British intervention. He was given an annuity of 7,200 thalers and moved to Bombay in British India.[4]

Issue

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Turki bin Said had five children.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Lorimer, John (1915). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. British Government, Bombay. p. 729.
  2. ^ a b c Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, ed. (1980). "The Royal House of Oman". Burke's Royal Families of the World Volume II Africa & the Middle East. Burke's Peerage Ltd. ISBN 0-85011-029-7.
  3. ^ "Imans and Sultans of the Busaidi Dynasty". Ministry of Information.
  4. ^ Razik, Salil (1871). Badger, George Percy (ed.). History of the Imâms and Seyyids of Omân. The Hakluyt Society.
  5. ^ "No. 25545". The London Gazette. 1 January 1886. p. 5.
Turki bin Said
Born: 1832 Died: 4 June 1888
Regnal titles
Preceded by Sultan of Oman
1871-1888
Succeeded by