Salim bin Sultan was joint Sultan of

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...

with his brother

Said bin Sultan Sayyid Saïd bin Sultan al-Busaidi ( ar, سعيد بن سلطان, , sw, Saïd bin Sultani) (5 June 1791 – 19 October 1856), was Sultan of Muscat and Oman, the fifth ruler of the Busaid dynasty from 1804 to 4 June 1856. His rule commenced fol ...

, ruling between 1804 and 1806. Salim bin Sultan was son of

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, who ruled Oman from 1792 to 1804. Sultan bin Ahmad died in 1804 on an expedition to

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. He appointed Mohammed bin Nasir bin Mohammed al-Jabry as the Regent and guardian of his two sons, Salim bin Sultan and

. Sultan's brother

Qais bin Ahmad Qais bin Ahmad (died May 1808) was the third son of Ahmad bin Sa'id Al-Busaidi, the first Sultan of Oman of the Al Said dynasty. After his father's death he made more than one attempt to gain the throne. Youth and first revolt Qais bin Ahmad bi ...

, ruler of

Sohar Sohar ( ar, صُحَار, also Romanized as Suḥār) is the capital and largest city of the Al Batinah North Governorate in Oman. An ancient capital of the country that once served as an important Islamic port town, Suhar has also been credited ...

, decided to attempt to seize power. Early in 1805 Qais and his brother Mohammed marched south along the coast to

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, which he easily captured. Qais then started to besiege

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. Mohammed bin Nasir tried to bribe Qais to leave, but did not succeed. Mohammed bin Nasir called on

Badr bin Saif Badr or Badar bin Saif (died 1806) was a member of the Al Said dynasty of Oman. In 1804 he became regent while the heirs to the sultanate were minors. When he attempted to increase his power in 1806 he was killed. Early years Badr bin Saif was t ...

for help. After a series of engagements, Qais was forced to retire to Sohar. Badr bin Saif became the effective ruler. Allied with the

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s, Badr bin Saif became increasingly unpopular. To get his wards out of the way, Badr bin Saif made Salim bin Sultan governor of

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, on the Batinah coast and Said bin Sultan governor of Barka. In 1806 Said bin Sultan lured Badr bin Saif to Barka and murdered him nearby. Said was proclaimed ruler of Oman. Said bin Sultan became the sole ruler, apparently with the consent of his brother. Their aunt, the daughter of the Imam

Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi (1694 – 15 December 1783) was the first ruler of Oman of the Al Said dynasty. He came to power during a period when Oman was divided by civil war, and the Persians had occupied large parts of the country. During his long ...

, seems to have influenced this decision. Around the end of May 1810 Salim bin Sultan was sent on a mission to Persia to seek assistance in the struggle against the

s in the north of Oman. He died in Muscat in April 1821. He left three male heirs, Muhammad, Hamed and Sirhan.

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