Azzan bin Qais explained

Azzan bin Qais
Succession:Sultan of Oman
Reign:1868–1871
Predecessor:Salim bin Thuwaini
Successor:Turki bin Said
House:Al Said
House-Type:Dynasty
Father:Qais bin Azzan
Death Date:30 January 1871
Death Place:Muttrah
Religion:Ibadi Islam
Spouse:a daughter of Said bin Khalfan Al-Khalili

Imam Azzan bin Qais (Arabic: الإمام عزان بن قيس ) was the Imam of Oman between 1868 and 1871. He deposed his cousin, Salim bin Thuwaini, and declared a short-lived Ibadi imamate in Oman.[1] Opposing Saudi interference in the Buraimi Oasis, he fought and lost against Salim's uncle, Sayyid Turki bin Said, at the Battle of Dhank in October 1879, before being killed in battle at Muttrah in January 1871.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Hopper . Matthew S. . 2019 . Review of A SEA OF DEBT: LAW AND ECONOMIC LIFE IN THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN, 1780-1950 . The Arab Studies Journal . 27 . 1 . 171–175 . 1083-4753.
  2. Book: Lorimer, John. Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. British Government, Bombay. 1915. 729.