Turki bin Said

{{Short description|Sultan of Oman from 1871 to 1888}}

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{{Infobox royalty

| name = Turki bin Said
{{nobold|تركي بن سعيد بن سلطان البوسعيدي}}

| image = Turki ibn Said.jpg

| succession = Sultan of Oman

| reign = 30 January 1871 – 4 June 1888

| predecessor = Azzan bin Qais

| successor = Faisal bin Turki

| birth_date = 1832

| birth_place = Muscat, Oman

| death_date = 4 June 1888

| death_place = Muscat, Oman

| issue = {{plainlist|

  • Muhammad bin Turki
  • Faisal bin Turki
  • Fahad bin Turki
  • Turkia bint Turki
  • Unnamed daughter}}

| house = Al Bu Said

| house-type = Dynasty

| father = Said bin Sultan

| mother = an Ethiopian woman

| religion = Ibadi Islam

}}

Sultan Turki bin Said bin Sultan Al Busaidi ({{langx|ar|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.{{Cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf|last=Lorimer|first=John|publisher=British Government, Bombay|year=1915|pages=729}} On Turki's death, he was succeeded by his second son, Faisal bin Turki.

Early life

Turki was born in 1832 to Sultan Said bin Sultan and an Ethiopian concubine. His father appointed him the Wali of Sohar in 1854.{{cite book |editor1-last=Montgomery-Massingberd |editor1-first=Hugh |title=Burke's Royal Families of the World Volume II Africa & the Middle East |date=1980 |publisher=Burke's Peerage Ltd. |isbn=0-85011-029-7 |chapter=The Royal House of Oman}}

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.{{cite web |title=Imans and Sultans of the Busaidi Dynasty |url=https://www.omaninfo.om/module.php?m=pages-showpage&CatID=161&ID=865 |website=Ministry of Information}} 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.{{cite book |last1=Razik |first1=Salil |editor1-last=Badger |editor1-first=George Percy |title=History of the Imâms and Seyyids of Omân |date=1871 |publisher=The Hakluyt Society |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofimmss44ibnr/page/n5/mode/2up}}

Issue

Turki bin Said had five children.

Honours

  • {{flag|United Kingdom}}: Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (1 January 1886){{London Gazette|issue=25545|supp=|page=5|date=1 January 1886}}

References