Turki bin Said

Turki or Torki bin Said al Busaidi, GCSI (1832 – 4 June 1888) (Arabic: تركي بن سعيد, Balochi: ترکی بن سعید) was Sultan of Muscat and Oman from 30 January 1871 to 4 June 1888. He was the fifth son of Said bin Sultan. He acceded following his victory over his rival the Imam Azzan bin Qais at the Battle of Dhank.[1] On Turki's death, he was succeeded by his second son, Faisal bin Turki.

Turki bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Reign30 January 1871 – 4 June 1888
PredecessorSalim bin Thuwaini
SuccessorFaisal bin Turki
Born1832
Oman
Died4 June 1888
IssueMuhammad bin Turki al-Said (1860–?)
Faisal bin Turki (1864–1913)
Fahad bin Turki al-Said (?-1894)
Turkia bint Turki al-Said
Sayyida (name unknown) bint Turki al-Said
DynastyAl Said
FatherSaid bin Sultan
Motheran Ethiopian Suri
ReligionIbadi Islam

Turki had five children:

  1. Sayyid Muhammad bin Turki al-Said (1860–?)
  2. Sayyid Faisal bin Turki al-Said (1864–1913)
  3. Sayyid Fahad bin Turki al-Said (?-1894)
  4. Sayyida Turkia bint Turki al-Said who married a cousin, Sultan Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Said
  5. Sayyida (name unknown) bint Turki al-Said, who married Talal bin Abdullah Al Rashid, Emir of Jabal Shammar.

Honours
  1. Lorimer, John (1915). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. British Government, Bombay. p. 729.
  2. "No. 25545". The London Gazette. 1 January 1886. p. 5.
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