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. Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Due to the fact that the Arabic language has a number of phonemes that have no equivalent in English or other European languages, a number of different transliteration methods have been invented to represent certain Arabic characters, due to various conflicting goals. ... Year 1790 (MDCCXC) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Muscat and Oman (Arabic:مسقط وعمان) was a country that encompassed the present day Sultanate of Oman and parts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Classification City Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said Area 3,500 km² [1] Population  - Total (2005)  - Density  - Oman calculated rank 646,024 [2] 184. ... The Palace Museum in Stone Town Stone Town or Mji Mkongwe, in Swahili, is the old part of the capital of the island of Zanzibar, a part of Tanzania. ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar is part of Tanzania Coordinates: , Country Tanzania Islands Unguja and Pemba Capital Zanzibar City Settled AD 1000 Government  - Type semi-autonomous part of Tanzania  - President Amani Abeid Karume Area  - Both Islands  637 sq mi (1,651 km²) Population (2004)  - Both Islands 1,070...

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. Sayyid Thuwaini bin Said al-Said (-1866), (also called Tueni), Sultan of Muscat and Oman, (October 19, 1856 - February 11, 1866), third son of Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Zanzibar, Muscat and Oman. ... Sayyid Majid bin Said Al-Busaid (1834/5 - October 7, 1870) was the first Sultan of Zanzibar. ...

Children:

In total Said had approximately 100 children. He had 36 children alive when he died (Ruete):

1. Sayyid Hilal bin Said al-Said (c.1815-1851) An alcoholic, according to Ruete (Ch. 15). He left three sons: Suud, Fesal, and Mhammed.
2. Sayyid Khalid bin Said al-Said (c.1819-1854)
3. Sayyid Thuwaini bin Said al-Said (-1866), Sultan of Muscat and Oman, 1856-1866 (Also called Tueni.)
4. 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.
5. Sayyid Turki bin Said (1832-1888), Sultan of Muscat and Oman, 1871-1888
6. Sayyid Majid bin Said (1834/5-1870), Sultan of Zanzibar, 1856-1870
7. Sayyid Ali bin Said al-Said (?-1893)
8. Sayyid Barghash bin Said (1837-1888), Sultan of Zanzibar, 1870-1888
9. Sayyid Abdu'l-Wahhab bin Said al-Said (1840-1866)
10. Sayyid Jamshid bin Said al-Said (1842-1870)
11. Sayyid Hamdan bin Said al-Said (1843-1858)
12. Sayyid Ghalib bin Said al-Said
13. Sayyid Sawedan bin Said al-Said (1845-?)
14. Sayyid Abdu'l-Aziz bin Said al-Said (1850-1907)
15. Sayyid Khalifah bin Said (1852-1890), Sultan of Zanzibar, 1888-1890
16. Sayyid Hamad bin Said al-Said
17. Sayyid Shuwaid bin Said al-Said
18. Sayyid Abbas bin Said al-Said
19. Sayyid Manin bin Said al-Said
20. Sayyid Ali bin Said (1854-1893), Sultan of Zanzibar, 1890-1893
21. Sayyid Badran bin Said al-Said (?-1887)
22. Sayyid Nasir bin Said al-Said (?-1887). Also called "Nasor". Went to Mecca with his older sister Chadudj, died young (in his twenties)
23. Sayyid Abdu'l-Rab bin Said al-Said (?-1888)
24. Sayyid Ahmad bin Said al-Said.
25. Sayyid Talib bin Said al-Said.
26. Sayyid Abdullah bin Said al-Said
27. 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)
28. 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)
29. 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).
30. 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).
31. Sayyida Shewâne of Zanzibar and Oman, the daughter of an Abysinnian woman. "..a classical beauty...endowed with a keen mind.." Died early. (Ruete)
32. Sayyida Mettle of Zanzibar and Oman, the daughter of an Abysinnian woman. Married a "distant cousin" in Stonetown, had "two charming twin boys" (Ruete).
33. Sayyida Zeyâne of Zanzibar and Oman, the daughter of an Abysinnian woman. (Ruete)
34. Sayyida Semsem of Zanzibar and Oman, full sister of Zeyâne. Married "rather late in life our distant cousin Humud" (Ruete)
35. 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)
36. Sayyida Salme of Zanzibar and Oman (1844-1924), a.k.a. Emily Ruete

Sayyid Thuwaini bin Said al-Said (-1866), (also called Tueni), Sultan of Muscat and Oman, (October 19, 1856 - February 11, 1866), third son of Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Zanzibar, Muscat and Oman. ... Sayyid Turki bin Said (1832 - June 4, 1888) was Sultan of Muscat and Oman from January 30, 1871 to June 4, 1888. ... Sayyid Majid bin Said Al-Busaid (1834/5 - October 7, 1870) was the first Sultan of Zanzibar. ... Sayyid Barghash bin Said Al-Busaid (1837 - March 26, 1888) was the second Sultan of Zanzibar. ... Sayyid Khalifah bin Said Al-Busaid (1852- February 13, 1890) was the third Sultan of Zanzibar. ... Sayyid Ali bin Said Al-Busaid (1854 - March 5, 1893) was the fourth Sultan of Zanzibar. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Circassian language is used in a number of ways: as a synonym for the Adyghe language; as a synonym for the Kabardian language; as a term for a distinct language that includes both Adyghe and Kabardian. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Emily Ruete (1844-1924) was born in Zanzibar as Sayyida Salme, Princess of Zanzibar and Oman. ...

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).