Thuwaini bin Said

Sultan Thuwaini bin Said al-Said ( Arabic : ????? ?? ???? ?? ???? , Sayyid Thuwayn? bin Sa‘id al-Sa‘id ) (1821 - 1866) also called Tueni, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (October 19, 1856 - February 11, 1866), was the third son of Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman . Thuwaini was born in Oman , and never visited Zanzibar . When his father was away on Zanzibar, Thuwaini was his representative in Oman.

Thuwaini was married to his cousin Ralie (Ghalia), daughter of his father's elder brother Salim Ibn Sultan . They had several children.

After the death of Said bin Sultan on Zanzibar in 1856, Thuwaini became Sultan of Muscat and Oman, while his brother, the sixth son, Majid , took power on Zanzibar. Through British mediation it was agreed that Majid should pay a yearly tribute to Oman. However, Majid paid this tribute a few years only, and when he stopped, Thuwaini was in no position to enforce payment from the much wealthier Zanzibar. This left Muscat and Oman in a difficult financial situation. Thuwaini was forced to levy duties on various articles, creating malcontent. In 1866 he was rumored to have been killed by his own son , Salim bin Thuwaini .

William Gifford Palgrave relates how, when they were shipwrecked in March 1863 on Sowadah Island off Oman, they were very well received and treated by Thuwaini.

References

Emily Ruete , Ulrich Haarmann (Editor), E. Van Donzel (Editor), Leiden, Netherlands, (1992): An Arabian Princess Between Two Worlds: Memoirs, Letters Home, Sequels to the Memoirs, Syrian Customs and Usages. ISBN 90-04-09615-9
Palgrave, W. G. (1866): Personal Narrative of a Year's Journey through Central and Eastern Arabia (1862-1863) , Vol. II, (full text available online, also reprinted many times)