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href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%AF" title="آل بوسعید – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="آل بوسعید" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Sa%C3%AFd" title="Al Saïd – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Al Saïd" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinasti_Al_Bu_Sa%27id" title="Dinasti Al Bu Sa'id – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Dinasti Al Bu Sa'id" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Bu_Sa%27idi" title="Al Bu Sa'idi – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Al Bu Sa'idi" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%88%E0%B4%A6%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%82%E0%B4%AC%E0%B4%82" title="ബൂസൈദ് രാജകുടുംബം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ബൂസൈദ് രാജകുടുംബം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%98" title="ალ საიდი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ალ 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بوسعيد</div><br /><div class="nickname" style="display:inline;font-size:78%">Al Said</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><a href="/wiki/Royal_house" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal house">Royal house</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Standard_of_Oman.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Royal_Standard_of_Oman.svg/220px-Royal_Standard_of_Oman.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Royal_Standard_of_Oman.svg/330px-Royal_Standard_of_Oman.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Royal_Standard_of_Oman.svg/440px-Royal_Standard_of_Oman.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sultanate_of_Zanzibar" title="Sultanate of Zanzibar">Zanzibar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1744<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1744</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ahmad_bin_Said_al-Busaidi" title="Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi">Ahmad bin Said</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current head</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Haitham_bin_Tariq" title="Haitham bin Tariq">Haitham bin Tariq</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Family_seat" title="Family seat">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Al_Alam_Palace" title="Al Alam Palace">Al Alam Palace</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Titles</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Oman" title="List of rulers of Oman">Sultan of Oman</a> (1970–present)<br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sultans_of_Zanzibar" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Sultans of Zanzibar">Sultan of Zanzibar</a> (1856–1964)<br /><a href="/wiki/Muscat_and_Oman" title="Muscat and Oman">Sultan of Muscat and Oman</a> (1856–1970)<br /><a href="/wiki/Omani_Empire" title="Omani Empire">Sultan of the Omani Empire</a> (1749–1856)<br /><a href="/wiki/Imamate_of_Oman" title="Imamate of Oman">Imam of Oman</a> (1749–1920)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Traditions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ibadi_Islam" title="Ibadi Islam">Ibadi Islam</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Properties</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Al_Baraka_Palace" title="Al Baraka Palace">Al Baraka Palace</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Al_Maamoura_Palace" title="Al Maamoura Palace">Al Maamoura Palace</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Al_Shomoukh_Palace" title="Al Shomoukh Palace">Al Shomoukh Palace</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cadet branches</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Zanzibar" title="List of sultans of Zanzibar">Royal Family of Zanzibar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.omaninfo.om/">www<wbr />.omaninfo<wbr />.om</a></span><br /><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.zanzibarroyalfamily.org/">www<wbr />.zanzibarroyalfamily<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>House of Al Bu Said</b> (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">آل بوسعيد</span>, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references 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href="/wiki/Ahmad_bin_Said_al-Busaidi" title="Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi">Ahmad bin Said Al Busaidi</a> in 1744 and is currently headed by <a href="/wiki/Haitham_bin_Tariq" title="Haitham bin Tariq">Haitham bin Tariq Al Said</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Bu_Said_dynasty&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Busaid dynasty traces its roots to the tribes of <a href="/wiki/Azd" title="Azd">Azd</a> through a patrilineal ancestor, al-'Atik <abbr title="ibn">b.</abbr> al-Asad b. Imran, who settled in <a href="/wiki/Dibba" title="Dibba">Dibba</a> (Dabá), hence the band was also known as the "Azd of Daba".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Like other <a href="/wiki/Qahtanite" title="Qahtanite">Qahtani</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Azd" title="Azd">Azd</a> originally hailed from <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a> and migrated north after the destruction of the <a href="/wiki/Marib_Dam" title="Marib Dam">Marib Dam</a>. </p><p>With the rise of Islam, the Azd established themselves into a leading force in the ensuing Muslim conquests and later in the realms of the <a href="/wiki/Umayyad_Caliphate" title="Umayyad Caliphate">Umayyad Caliphate</a> through the celebrated general <a href="/wiki/Al_Muhallab_ibn_Abi_Suffrah" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Muhallab ibn Abi Suffrah">Al Muhallab ibn Abi Suffrah</a> (Abu Said), the progenitor of the Busaid tribe.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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(July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rise_to_power">Rise to power</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Bu_Said_dynasty&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rise to power"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Ahmad_bin_Said_al-Busaidi" title="Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi">Ahmad bin Said Al Busaidi</a>, a shrewd military tactician, was the governor of <a href="/wiki/Sohar" title="Sohar">Sohar</a> when a <a href="/wiki/Persia" class="mw-redirect" title="Persia">Persian</a> fleet attacked the town. He held out for nine months, finally forcing the Persian commander of <a href="/wiki/Nader_Shah" title="Nader Shah">Nader Shah</a>'s army to come to terms and leave the country altogether within a few years.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He was elected <a href="/wiki/Imam" title="Imam">imam</a> in 1744, marking the last time Oman was occupied by foreign parties and the beginning of a new unified state.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> It was also the start of a dynasty that has lasted to the present day, making it one of the oldest surviving royal dynasties in Arabia and the first to gain independence.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>His descendants did not take the religious title of <i><a href="/wiki/Imam" title="Imam">Imam</a></i>, but <i><a href="/wiki/Sayyid#Oman" title="Sayyid">Sayyid</a></i>, an honorific title held by members of the royal family to this day, thus relinquishing all pretense of spiritual authority while fostering Muslim scholars and promoting Islamic scholarship. </p><p>Trade flourished during Ahmed's thirty-nine-year reign and the Omani navy developed into a formidable force in the Indian Ocean second only to <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain" title="Great Britain">Great Britain</a> and capable of purging Persians forces from the entire region and protecting <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman</a> vessels in the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Oman" title="Gulf of Oman">Gulf of Oman</a>, Indian Ocean and the <a href="/wiki/Pirate_Coast" class="mw-redirect" title="Pirate Coast">Pirate Coast</a> of <a href="/wiki/Trucial_Oman" class="mw-redirect" title="Trucial Oman">Trucial Oman</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>When he died in 1778, the <a href="/wiki/Ulema" class="mw-redirect" title="Ulema">ulema</a> replaced Ahmed with his son, <a href="/wiki/Said_bin_Ahmed" class="mw-redirect" title="Said bin Ahmed">Said bin Ahmed</a>, who was very religious but shrank from administrative duties. Since the tenets of <a href="/wiki/Ibadhism" class="mw-redirect" title="Ibadhism">Ibadhism</a> allowed for the division of duties between leaders along religious, administrative and military lines, he removed himself to Rustaq until his death in 1811.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>His son <a href="/wiki/Hamad_bin_Said" title="Hamad bin Said">Hamad bin Said</a> moved the capital from the interior city of <a href="/wiki/Rustaq" title="Rustaq">Rustaq</a> to the coastal <a href="/wiki/Muscat,_Oman" class="mw-redirect" title="Muscat, Oman">Muscat</a> in 1783 and took the title of <a href="/wiki/Sultan" title="Sultan">sultan</a>, implying purely coercive power.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He was a capable leader for eight years and facilitated reform policy in the initial stages of the transition but died suddenly in 1792 of <a href="/wiki/Smallpox" title="Smallpox">smallpox</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alliance_with_the_British_Empire">Alliance with the British Empire</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Bu_Said_dynasty&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Alliance with the British Empire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Sultan_bin_Ahmed" class="mw-redirect" title="Sultan bin Ahmed">Sultan bin Ahmed</a> assumed control of the government after the death of his nephew and strengthened the already powerful fleet by adding numerous gunships and sleek cargo vessels. He also needed a strong ally to help him regain control of <a href="/wiki/Mombasa" title="Mombasa">Mombasa</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Mazrui" title="Mazrui">Mazrui</a> clan, fight off the movement spreading from what is now Saudi Arabia and to keep the <a href="/wiki/Al_Qasimi" title="Al Qasimi">Qasimi</a> tribes from the Persian city of <a href="/wiki/Lingeh" class="mw-redirect" title="Lingeh">Lingeh</a> out of Oman. He found this able ally in Great Britain, who by this time was a powerful maritime nation with an empire expanding all over the world. In the late 18th century, the second <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British Empire</a> was at war with France and knew that the French emperor, <a href="/wiki/Napoleon_Bonaparte" class="mw-redirect" title="Napoleon Bonaparte">Napoleon Bonaparte</a>, was planning to march through Persia and capture Muscat on his way to invade India. In 1798 Britain and Oman agreed a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Sultan bin Ahmed pledged himself to British interests in India, and his territories became out of bounds to the French. He allowed the <a href="/wiki/British_East_India_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="British East India Company">British East India Company</a> to establish the first trading station in the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a>, and a British consul was posted to Muscat. As well as defeating Bonaparte, the British had another motive for the treaty with Oman: they wanted to put pressure on the sultan to end <a href="/wiki/Slavery" title="Slavery">slavery</a>, which had been declared illegal in England in 1772. At this time, the trade from Africa to Oman was still buoyant, and Zanzibar's position as an important trade centre was bolstered further when the supply of ivory from Mozambique to India collapsed because of excessive Portuguese export duties. The traders simply shipped their ivory through Zanzibar instead. Omani warships were in constant skirmishes up and down the gulf, which kept the sultan preoccupied. It was in the course of one of his sorties during an incursion abroad a ship in the Persian Gulf in 1804 that Sultan Sayyid was shot in the head by a stray bullet, he was buried in Lingeh.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Said_bin_Sultan_(Said_the_Great)"><span id="Said_bin_Sultan_.28Said_the_Great.29"></span>Said bin Sultan (Said the Great)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Bu_Said_dynasty&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Said bin Sultan (Said the Great)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Said_bin_Sultan" title="Said bin Sultan">Said bin Sultan</a></div> <p>The death of Sultan bin Ahmed sent the country into a state of shock and inter-family rivalries. Dissident tribes and outside agitators who all conspired to make the role of supreme commander a speculative proposition at best. Sultan's eldest son Said was merely thirteen, too young to take the reins of his country, "so the elders called upon another nephew <a href="/wiki/Badr_bin_Saif" title="Badr bin Saif">Badr bin Saif</a> to act as regent in the boy's behalf until he came of age."<sup id="cite_ref-WDL_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WDL-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The decision to enlist Badr was unfortunately a bad one, as he had political aspirations of his own. The royal house turned against him but he refused to relinquish his hold of power without a struggle. Said, now sixteen, conspired to have him assassinated. On a pretext to inspect the munitions at <a href="/wiki/Nakhal_Fort" title="Nakhal Fort">Nakhal Fort</a>, Badr went to <a href="/wiki/Barka,_Oman" title="Barka, Oman">Barka</a> and met Said at Bait al Nu'man castle. There he was killed in a dramatic duel to the death with <a href="/wiki/Daggers" class="mw-redirect" title="Daggers">daggers</a>. A wounded Badr escaped but was finished off by Said's horsemen. Said immediately assumed the government and held it until his death fifty-two years later. He announced to the British that he had assumed power, but they were slow to respond. They acknowledged the young monarch a year later when they realized that their fortunes were best served by courting him.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>During the reign of the renowned Sultan Said bin Sultan, the progenitor of the Busaidi dynasty, he took Oman to its zenith as a commercial and political maritime power: extending its borders to include <a href="/wiki/Mombasa" title="Mombasa">Mombasa</a> and parts of the east African coast, <a href="/wiki/Zanzibar" title="Zanzibar">Zanzibar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pemba_Island" title="Pemba Island">Pemba Island</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mafia_Island" title="Mafia Island">Mafia Island</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lamu_Archipelago" title="Lamu Archipelago">Lamu Archipelago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cape_Delgado" title="Cape Delgado">Cape Delgado</a> (northern border of the current Mozambique), <a href="/wiki/Bandar-Abbas" class="mw-redirect" title="Bandar-Abbas">Bandar-Abbas</a> and the southern Iranian coast, <a href="/wiki/Gwadar" title="Gwadar">Gwadar</a> province of <a href="/wiki/Balochistan" title="Balochistan">Balochistan</a> (bought by Pakistan in 1958) and, for a short time <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a>. He was counted among the best leaders as his reputation spread to the crown heads of Europe and became known as Said the Great. Few Arab leaders of any time were as well known and respected as <a href="/wiki/Sheikh" title="Sheikh">Sheikh</a> Said. Trade flourished and Muscat became a key market for the Persian Gulf. The celebrated explorer <a href="/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton" title="Richard Francis Burton">Richard Francis Burton</a> called him "as shrewd, liberal and enlightened a prince as Arabia has ever produced," and an Italian physician who served him for a time said: "His constant love of justice, and distinguished clemency, the effects of which are felt, not only by his own subjects, but even by his domestic slaves."<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1832, he made the island of Zanzibar his second capital and set about establishing what is present-day <a href="/wiki/Stone_Town" title="Stone Town">Stone Town</a>. A merchant prince and capable warrior, he spent much of his time at sea depending on mercantile and maritime resources for his power in both Oman and Zanzibar. Recognizing the suitability of Zanzibar climate and soil, he initiated large scale cultivation of <a href="/wiki/Cloves" class="mw-redirect" title="Cloves">cloves</a> (an essential meat preservative in Europe prior to the advent of refrigeration) and soon after sought slaves as cheap labor to plant and harvest the <a href="/wiki/Biennial_plant" title="Biennial plant">biennial</a> crop. He is also noted for revitalizing the production of rice and sugar cane as well as the export of <a href="/wiki/Ivory" title="Ivory">ivory</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gum_copal" title="Gum copal">gum copal</a>. Such was his enterprise and commercial skill that it could probably be said that he established the first international market on the island of Zanzibar; subsequently many countries signed commercial treaties and opened consulates. He even introduced a copper coinage to amplify the existing silver coinage of <a href="/wiki/Maria_Theresa_thaler" title="Maria Theresa thaler">Maria Theresa thalers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spanish_dollars" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish dollars">Spanish dollars</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Treaty_with_the_United_States">Treaty with the United States</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Bu_Said_dynasty&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Treaty with the United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 21 September 1833 a historical treaty of friendship and trade was signed with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="United States of America">United States of America</a>. It was the second trade treaty formulated by the U.S. and an Arab state (Morocco being the first in 1820). The United States and Oman both stood to benefit, as the U.S. – unlike Britain and France – had no territorial ambitions in the Middle East and was solely interested in commerce. On 13 April 1840, the ship <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al-Sultanah&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Al-Sultanah (page does not exist)">Al-Sultanah</a></i> docked at New York, making it the first Arab envoy to ever visit the New World. Her crew of fifty-six Arab sailors caused a flurry of excitement among the three hundred thousand residents of that thriving metropolis. <i>Al-Sultanah</i> carried ivory, Persian rugs, spices, coffee and dates, as well as lavish gifts for President <a href="/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren" title="Martin Van Buren">Martin Van Buren</a>. The visit of <i>Al-Sultanah</i> lasted nearly four months, in which time the emissary, <a href="/wiki/Ahmad_bin_Na%27aman_Al_Kaabi" title="Ahmad bin Na'aman Al Kaabi">Ahmed Bin Na'aman Al-Kaabi</a> (whose portrait can still be seen in the Oman and Zanzibar display of the <a href="/wiki/George_Peabody_House_Museum" title="George Peabody House Museum">Peabody Museum</a> in Massachusetts) and his officers were entertained by state and city dignitaries. They received resolutions passed by official bodies, were given tours of New York City and saw sections which would, a few decades later, become colonies of Arabic-speaking immigrants. Among Bin Na'aman's hosts was Commodore <a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Vanderbilt" title="Cornelius Vanderbilt">Cornelius Vanderbilt</a>, in whose home he met Governor <a href="/wiki/William_H._Seward" title="William H. Seward">William H. Seward</a> and Vice President <a href="/wiki/Richard_Mentor_Johnson" title="Richard Mentor Johnson">Richard Mentor Johnson</a>. The visit of Ahmed Bin Na'aman to America was a happy one, and when he prepared to leave, the United States completely repaired <i>Al-Sultanah</i> and presented him with gifts for his Sultan.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="End_of_Said's_Reign"><span id="End_of_Said.27s_Reign"></span>End of Said's Reign</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Bu_Said_dynasty&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: End of Said's Reign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Said made periodic visits to Muscat, leaving his eldest son Khalid as Governor of Zanzibar in his absence. Khalid had a predilection for French goods and named his principal country estate <i><a href="/wiki/Marseilles" class="mw-redirect" title="Marseilles">Marseilles</a></i>, after the Mediterranean port. When Khalid died of <a href="/wiki/Tuberculosis" title="Tuberculosis">tuberculosis</a> in November 1854, an order came from Said in Muscat appointing another son, the 20-year-old Majid, as governor.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In September 1856, Said sailed for Zanzibar on his ship <i>Kitorie</i> in the company of his nineteen-year-old son, <a href="/wiki/Barghash_bin_Said" class="mw-redirect" title="Barghash bin Said">Barghash bin Said</a>. He began to suffer severe pains from an old battle wound in his thigh followed by an attack of <a href="/wiki/Dysentery" title="Dysentery">dysentery</a>. He died on board the ship on 19 October 1856 at the age of sixty-five.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Division_of_Zanzibar_and_Oman">Division of Zanzibar and Oman</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Bu_Said_dynasty&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Division of Zanzibar and Oman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Schisms within the ruling family were apparent after the death of Sultan <a href="/wiki/Said_bin_Sultan" title="Said bin Sultan">Said bin Sultan</a>, as his sons who had their own rivalries and ambitions for controlling the throne quarreled over the empire. Realizing that Majid would be unaware of their father's death, Bargash came ashore secretly and tried to take control of the palace at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mtoni,_Zanzibar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mtoni, Zanzibar (page does not exist)">Mtoni</a> and the fort in Zanzibar town, but he was unable to muster enough supporters and his attempt was thwarted.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On 28 October 1856, Majid proclaimed himself Sultan of Zanzibar. A ship was sent to Oman with the news, but Said's elder son Thuwaini, who was appointed heir apparent on 23 July 1844 and had long acted as his father's Governor in Muscat and commander-in-chief of the Saidi forces, refused to acknowledge Majid and immediately tried to regain Zanzibar by force of arms. As a direct result of this struggle, the government of British India, concerned with the stability in the area, acted as arbitrator in the dispute. The Governor-General of British India, <a href="/wiki/Lord_Canning" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Canning">Lord Canning</a> ruled in his arbitration that the empire was to be divided into two separate sultanates: the Sultanate of Zanzibar with its dependencies to <a href="/wiki/Majid_bin_Said" class="mw-redirect" title="Majid bin Said">Majid bin Said</a>, Said's former Governor of the East African dominions, and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman to <a href="/wiki/Thuwaini_bin_Said" title="Thuwaini bin Said">Thuwaini bin Said</a>. On 10 March 1862, the <a href="/wiki/Zanzibar_Guarantee_Treaty" title="Zanzibar Guarantee Treaty">Zanzibar Guarantee Treaty</a> was signed in Paris by Britain and France, whereby both parties agreed to respect the independence of the Sultan of Oman and the Sultan of Zanzibar. Recognizing the economic loss caused to Oman by the severance of the Zanzibar connection, Thuwaini insisted Majid pay 40,000 <a href="/wiki/Maria_Theresa_thaler" title="Maria Theresa thaler">Maria Theresa thalers</a> annually as compensation but the payment fell into arrears and ceased a year later.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recent_history">Recent history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Bu_Said_dynasty&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Recent history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>State rule shifted consecutively in Zanzibar from the hands of the heirless Majid to three of his brothers until the <a href="/wiki/Zanzibar_revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Zanzibar revolution">Zanzibar revolution</a> of 1964, led by the island's black African citizens. The revolutionaries overthrew of the last Sultan of Zanzibar, <a href="/wiki/Jamshid_bin_Abdullah" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamshid bin Abdullah">Jamshid bin Abdullah</a>. Zanzibar became a <a href="/wiki/Marxist" class="mw-redirect" title="Marxist">Marxist</a> republic overnight, the clove industry was nationalised and the Sultan's Hospital was consequently renamed the <a href="/wiki/Lenin" class="mw-redirect" title="Lenin">Vladmir Illych Lenin</a> Hospital (now known by the politically neutral name of the Coconut Palm Infirmary).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Jamshid and his family fled to England in 1964 and settled into exile in a modest home in <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth" title="Portsmouth">Portsmouth</a>, England. He was pardoned by Zanzibar President <a href="/wiki/Salmin_Amour" title="Salmin Amour">Salmin Amour</a> on the 46th anniversary of the 1964 uprising<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and declared free to return as an ordinary Omani citizen, but remained barred from settling in Oman until 2020 after being exiled for more than 50 years.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1868, the royal house in Oman took a brief turn through a distant line of the family when Imam <a href="/wiki/Azzan_bin_Qais" title="Azzan bin Qais">Azzan bin Qais</a> started rebelling against <a href="/wiki/Thuwaini_bin_Said" title="Thuwaini bin Said">Thuwaini bin Said</a> with the help and encouragement of the <a href="/wiki/Wahhabi" class="mw-redirect" title="Wahhabi">Wahhabis</a> in 1864. Azzan eventually managed to expel Thuwaini's eldest son <a href="/wiki/Salim_bin_Thuwaini" title="Salim bin Thuwaini">Salim bin Thuwaini</a>, seizing power in October 1868. Under Azzan, the country briefly reverted to being an imamate, rather than a sultanate. Although he was accepted by a significant portion of the <a href="/wiki/Al_Hinai" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Hinai">Al Hinai</a> tribe, his subsequent attempts to subdue the interior alienated the <a href="/wiki/Ghafiri" title="Ghafiri">Ghafiri</a> tribe, who in 1870 instigated a general revolt led by Salim's uncle Sayyid <a href="/wiki/Turki_bin_Said" title="Turki bin Said">Turki bin Said</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Turki contrived to keep the office within the immediate family and re-establish his father's sultanate; having secured the political and financial backing of the British, he managed to execute Azzan, bringing the revolt to a successful end in January 1871. Succession continued through his great-grandson, Sultan <a href="/wiki/Qaboos_bin_Said" title="Qaboos bin Said">Qaboos bin Said</a>, who rose to power by overthrowing his father, <a href="/wiki/Said_bin_Taimur" title="Said bin Taimur">Said bin Taimur</a>, in a <a href="/wiki/1970_Omani_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="1970 Omani coup d'état">palace coup in 1970</a>. Qaboos died on 10 January 2020 after 50 years in power. He was replaced by his cousin, <a href="/wiki/Haitham_bin_Tariq_Al_Said" class="mw-redirect" title="Haitham bin Tariq Al Said">Haitham bin Tariq Al Said</a>, after a letter, written by Qaboos himself, designated Haitham as his chosen successor.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Royal_titles">Royal titles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Bu_Said_dynasty&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Royal titles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crown_Prince">Crown Prince</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Bu_Said_dynasty&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Crown Prince"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2021, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq created the position and title of <a href="/wiki/Crown_Prince_of_Oman" title="Crown Prince of Oman">Crown Prince of Oman</a> by Royal Decree. The first Crown Prince is his oldest son, <a href="/wiki/Theyazin_bin_Haitham" title="Theyazin bin Haitham">Theyazin bin Haitham</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sayyid">Sayyid</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Bu_Said_dynasty&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Sayyid"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Oman, <a href="/wiki/Sayyid#Oman" title="Sayyid">Sayyid</a> is used solely as a royal title and not as a means of indicating descent from <a href="/wiki/Muhammad" title="Muhammad">Muhammad</a> like in other parts of the world. All <a href="/wiki/Patrilineality" title="Patrilineality">male line</a> descendants of <a href="/wiki/Ahmad_bin_Said_al-Busaidi" title="Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi">Sultan Ahmad bin Said</a>, the first ruler of Oman from the Al Said dynasty, are able to use the title of Sayyid or Sayyida.<sup id="cite_ref-salil_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salil-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Male line descendants of <a href="/wiki/Turki_bin_Said" title="Turki bin Said">Sultan Turki bin Said</a> are also able to use the style of <a href="/wiki/Highness" title="Highness">His/Her Highness</a>. The Sayyid title in Oman is some times translated as <a href="/wiki/Prince" title="Prince">Prince</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-burke_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-burke-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_rulers">List of rulers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Bu_Said_dynasty&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: List of rulers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dynasty_of_Al-Bu-Said_of_Oman.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Dynasty_of_Al-Bu-Said_of_Oman.png/495px-Dynasty_of_Al-Bu-Said_of_Oman.png" decoding="async" width="495" height="358" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Dynasty_of_Al-Bu-Said_of_Oman.png/743px-Dynasty_of_Al-Bu-Said_of_Oman.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Dynasty_of_Al-Bu-Said_of_Oman.png/990px-Dynasty_of_Al-Bu-Said_of_Oman.png 2x" data-file-width="1251" data-file-height="905" /></a><figcaption>Dynastic chart of Al-Bu-Said of Oman</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Imams_of_Oman">Imams of Oman</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Bu_Said_dynasty&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Imams of Oman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1744–1778 Imam <a href="/wiki/Ahmed_bin_Said" class="mw-redirect" title="Ahmed bin Said">Ahmed bin Said</a></li> <li>1778–1783 Imam <a href="/wiki/Said_bin_Ahmed" class="mw-redirect" title="Said bin Ahmed">Said bin Ahmed</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sultans_of_Oman">Sultans of Oman</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Bu_Said_dynasty&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Sultans of Oman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1783–1792 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Hamad_bin_Said" title="Hamad bin Said">Hamad bin Said</a></li> <li>1792–1804 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Sultan_bin_Ahmed" class="mw-redirect" title="Sultan bin Ahmed">Sultan bin Ahmed</a></li> <li>1805–1806 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Badr_bin_Seif" class="mw-redirect" title="Badr bin Seif">Badr bin Seif</a></li> <li>1806–1856 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Said_bin_Sultan" title="Said bin Sultan">Said bin Sultan</a></li> <li>1856–1866 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Thuwaini_bin_Said" title="Thuwaini bin Said">Thuwaini bin Said</a></li> <li>1866–1868 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Salim_bin_Thuwaini" title="Salim bin Thuwaini">Salim bin Thuwaini</a></li> <li>1868–1871 Imam <a href="/wiki/Azzan_bin_Qais" title="Azzan bin Qais">Azzan bin Qais</a></li> <li>1871–1888 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Turki_bin_Said" title="Turki bin Said">Turki bin Said</a></li> <li>1888–1913 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Faisal_bin_Turki,_Sultan_of_Muscat_and_Oman" title="Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman">Faisal bin Turki</a></li> <li>1913–1932 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Taimur_bin_Feisal" title="Taimur bin Feisal">Taimur bin Feisal</a></li> <li>1932–1970 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Said_bin_Taimur" title="Said bin Taimur">Said bin Taimur</a></li> <li>1970–2020 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Qaboos_bin_Said" title="Qaboos bin Said">Qaboos bin Said</a></li> <li>2020–present Sultan <a href="/wiki/Haitham_bin_Tariq" title="Haitham bin Tariq">Haitham bin Tariq</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sultans_of_Zanzibar">Sultans of Zanzibar</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Bu_Said_dynasty&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Sultans of Zanzibar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1856–1870 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Majid_bin_Said" class="mw-redirect" title="Majid bin Said">Majid bin Said</a></li> <li>1870–1888 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Barghash_bin_Said" class="mw-redirect" title="Barghash bin Said">Barghash bin Said</a></li> <li>1888–1890 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Khalifa_bin_Said" class="mw-redirect" title="Khalifa bin Said">Khalifa bin Said</a></li> <li>1890–1893 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Ali_bin_Said" class="mw-redirect" title="Ali bin Said">Ali bin Said</a></li> <li>1893–1896 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Hamad_bin_Thuwaini" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamad bin Thuwaini">Hamad bin Thuwaini</a></li> <li>26 Aug 1896 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Khalid_bin_Bargash" class="mw-redirect" title="Khalid bin Bargash">Khalid bin Bargash</a></li> <li>1896–1902 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Hamud_bin_Mohammed" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamud bin Mohammed">Hamud bin Mohammed</a></li> <li>1902–1911 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Ali_bin_Hamud" class="mw-redirect" title="Ali bin Hamud">Ali bin Hamud</a></li> <li>1911–1960 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Khalifa_bin_Harub" class="mw-redirect" title="Khalifa bin Harub">Khalifa bin Harub</a></li> <li>1960–1963 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_bin_Khalifa" class="mw-redirect" title="Abdullah bin Khalifa">Abdullah bin Khalifa</a></li> <li>1963–1964 Sultan <a href="/wiki/Jamshid_bin_Abdullah" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamshid bin Abdullah">Jamshid bin Abdullah</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Family_tree">Family tree</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Bu_Said_dynasty&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Family tree"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="collapsible expanded" style="margin: 0.3em auto auto; clear:none; min-width:100%; width:100%; font-size:85%; border:1px solid #aaa"> <tbody><tr> <th style="padding:0.2em 0.3em 0.2em 4.3em;background:none; color: inherit; width:100%">House of Busaid </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"> <table> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="100%" style="text-align:left"> <p><span style="display:inline-block;border:1.62px solid #FFFF00;vertical-align:text-top;" title="#ffe4e1; Border-width:2px"><span class="mw-no-invert" style="display:block;padding:0;width:1em;height:1em;background:#FFE4E1; border-width:2px;color:inherit;"> </span></span> <a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a> (1744-present)<br /> <span style="display:inline-block;border:1.62px solid #FFFF00;vertical-align:text-top;" title="#98fb98; Border-width:2px"><span class="mw-no-invert" style="display:block;padding:0;width:1em;height:1em;background:#98FB98; border-width:2px;color:inherit;"> </span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sultanate_of_Zanzibar" title="Sultanate of Zanzibar">Zanzibar</a> (1856-1964) </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; margin: 0 auto;"> <tbody><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" 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colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#FFE4E1; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Said_bin_Ahmad" title="Said bin Ahmad">Said<br />bin Ahmad</a></b><br /><sup>(2)</sup><br /><small>r. 1783-1786</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#FFE4E1; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Sultan_bin_Ahmad" title="Sultan bin Ahmad">Sultan<br />bin Ahmad</a></b><br /><sup>(4)</sup><br /><small>r. 1792-1804</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em">Qais<br />bin Ahmad</td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" 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style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#FFE4E1; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Hamad_bin_Said" title="Hamad bin Said">Hamad<br />bin Said</a></b><br /><sup>(3)</sup><br /><small>r. 1786-1792</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#FFE4E1; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Said_bin_Sultan" title="Said bin Sultan">Said<br />bin Sultan</a></b><br /><sup>(5)</sup><br /><small>r. 1804-1856</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em">Azzan<br />bin Qais</td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#98FB98; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Majid_bin_Said_of_Zanzibar" title="Majid bin Said of Zanzibar">Majid<br />bin Said</a></b><br /><sup>(1)</sup><br /><small>r. 1856-1870</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#98FB98; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Barghash_bin_Said_of_Zanzibar" title="Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar">Barghash<br />bin Said</a></b><br /><sup>(2)</sup><br /><small>r. 1870-1888</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#98FB98; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Khalifah_bin_Said_of_Zanzibar" title="Khalifah bin Said of Zanzibar">Khalifah<br />bin Said</a></b><br /><sup>(3)</sup><br /><small>r. 1888-1890</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#98FB98; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Ali_bin_Said_of_Zanzibar" title="Ali bin Said of Zanzibar">Ali<br />bin Said</a></b><br /><sup>(4)</sup><br /><small>r. 1890-1893</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em">Mohammed<br />bin Said</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#FFE4E1; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Thuwaini_bin_Said" title="Thuwaini bin Said">Thuwaini<br />bin Said</a></b><br /><sup>(6)</sup><br /><small>r. 1856-1866</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#FFE4E1; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Turki_bin_Said" title="Turki bin Said">Turki<br />bin Said</a></b><br /><sup>(9)</sup><br /><small>r. 1871-1888</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em">Qais<br />bin Azzan</td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#98FB98; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Khalid_bin_Barghash_of_Zanzibar" title="Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar">Khalid<br />bin Barghash</a></b><br /><sup>(6)</sup><br /><small>r. 1896</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#98FB98; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Hamoud_bin_Mohammed_of_Zanzibar" title="Hamoud bin Mohammed of Zanzibar">Hamud<br />bin Mohammed</a></b><br /><sup>(7)</sup><br /><small>r. 1896-1902</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em">Harub<br />bin Thuwaini</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#FFE4E1; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Salim_bin_Thuwaini" title="Salim bin Thuwaini">Salim<br />bin Thuwaini</a></b><br /><sup>(7)</sup><br /><small>r. 1866-1868</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#98FB98; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Hamad_bin_Thuwaini_of_Zanzibar" title="Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar">Hamad<br />bin Thuwaini</a></b><br /><sup>(5)</sup><br /><small>r. 1893-1896</small></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em">Turkia<br />bint Turki</td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#FFE4E1; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Faisal_bin_Turki,_Sultan_of_Muscat_and_Oman" title="Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman">Faisal<br />bin Turki</a></b><br /><sup>(10)</sup><br /><small>r. 1888-1913</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#FFE4E1; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Azzan_bin_Qais" title="Azzan bin Qais">Azzan<br />bin Qais</a></b><br /><sup>(8)</sup><br /><small>r. 1868-1871</small></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#98FB98; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Ali_bin_Hamud_of_Zanzibar" title="Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar">Ali<br />bin Hamud</a></b><br /><sup>(8)</sup><br /><small>r. 1902-1911</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em">Matuka<br />bint Hamud</td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#98FB98; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Khalifa_bin_Harub_of_Zanzibar" title="Khalifa bin Harub of Zanzibar">Khalifa<br />bin Harub</a></b><br /><sup>(9)</sup><br /><small>r. 1911-1960</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#FFE4E1; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Taimur_bin_Feisal" title="Taimur bin Feisal">Taimur<br />bin Faisal</a></b><br /><sup>(11)</sup><br /><small>r. 1913-1932</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em">Tohfa<br />bint Ali</td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#98FB98; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Abdullah_bin_Khalifa_of_Zanzibar" title="Abdullah bin Khalifa of Zanzibar">Abdullah<br />bin Khalifa</a></b><br /><sup>(10)</sup><br /><small>r. 1960-1963</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em;background-color:#FFE4E1; border-color:#FFFF00"><b><a href="/wiki/Said_bin_Taimur" title="Said bin Taimur">Said<br />bin Taimur</a></b><br /><sup>(12)</sup><br /><small>r. 1932-1970</small></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid;padding:0.2em"><a href="/wiki/Tariq_bin_Taimur" title="Tariq bin Taimur">Tariq<br />bin Taimur</a></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" 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