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Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan () was the Ruler of the
Emirate of Abu Dhabi The Emirate of Abu Dhabi is one of seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates, emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates. It is the largest emirate, accounting for 87% of the nation's total land area or . Abu Dhabi also has the second ...
from 1793 to 1816, now part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).


Political career

Sheikh Shakhbut was the eldest son (or brother) of Sheikh
Dhiyab bin Isa Al Nahyan Sheikh Dhiyab ibn Isa Al Nahyan was the Sheikh of the Bani Yas of the Liwa Oasis ( Abu Dhabi emirate) from 1761 to 1793 and the founder of the Al Bu Falah dynasty, which still rules Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), toda ...
who was the leader of the
Bani Yas The Bani Yas () is a tribe, tribal confederation of Najdi origin in the United Arab Emirates. The tribal coalition, consisting of tribes from Dubai to Khor Al Adaid in southeast Qatar, was called the Bani Yas Coalition (). The House of Nahyan, Al ...
tribal confederation. In 1761 Shakhbut's father, Dhiyab bin Isa, sent a hunting party from Liwa which tracked a
gazelle A gazelle is one of many antelope species in the genus ''Gazella'' . There are also seven species included in two further genera; '' Eudorcas'' and '' Nanger'', which were formerly considered subgenera of ''Gazella''. A third former subgenus, ' ...
to a
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spring on the island. According to legend, the gazelle became the symbol of Abu Dhabi, and gave it its name (literally ''Father of the Gazelle''). In 1793, Dhiyab ordered Shakbut to move to the island; he did, and built a village and fort there near a freshwater spring. The fort, '' Qasr al-Hosn'', became the palace of the sheikhs. It housed the Centre for Documentation and Research for several years, and is now a museum. By Shakhbut's reign, Abu Dhabi had expanded to some 400 houses.


Successors

He was followed by his sons Mohammed bin Shakhbut (ruled 1816–1818), Tahnun bin Shakhbut (ruled 1818–1833), Khalifa bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan (ruled 1833–1845), but co-ruled throughout all their reigns. Hilal and Yafoor are identified as his sons in the 1845 ''Memoranda on the Tribes of the Arabian Shores of the Persian Gulf'' of Lieutenant AB Kembal, Assistant Resident at Bushire.


Legacy

He has been described as legendary, and having a notable amount of sons. He was deposed by his son.


References

Shakhbut Dhiyab Children of presidents of the United Arab Emirates 1793 births 1816 deaths Sheikhs of Abu Dhabi 19th-century Arab people {{MEast-royal-stub