Turki or Torki bin Said al Busaidi,
GCSI
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. The Order includes members of three classes:
# Knight Grand Commander (GCSI)
# Knight Commander ( KCSI)
# Companion ( CSI)
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(1832 – 4 June 1888) ( ar, تركي بن سعيد, bal, 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
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 ...
. He acceded following his victory over the Imam
Azzan bin Qais
Imam Azzan bin Qais ( ar, الإمام عزان بن قيس ) was the Imam of Oman between 1868 and 1870. He deposed his distant relative Sayyid Salim bin Thuwaini. Opposing Saudi interference in the Buraimi Oasis, he fought against Salim's u ...
at the
Battle of Dhank.
On Turki's death, he was succeeded by his second son,
Faisal bin Turki.
Turki had five children:
# Sayyid Muhammad bin Turki al-Said (1860–?)
#
Sayyid Faisal bin Turki al-Said (1864–1913)
# Sayyid Fahad bin Turki al-Said (?-1894)
# Sayyida Turkia bint Turki al-Said who
married a cousin,
Sultan Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Said
# Sayyida (name unknown) bint Turki al-Said, who married
Talal bin Abdullah Al Rashid
Talal bin Abdullah Al Rashid (1823–11 March 1868) was the second ruler of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar. He was a skilfull ruler, but he committed suicide. Unlike the founding ruler, Abdullah, who was titled as sheikh, the rulers of Jabal Shamma ...
,
Emir of Jabal Shammar
The Emirate of Jabal Shammar ( ar, إِمَارَة جَبَل شَمَّر), also known as the Emirate of Haʾil () or the Rashidi Emirate (), was a state in the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula, including Najd, existing from the mid-ni ...
.
Honours
*Knight Grand Commander of the
Order of the Star of India
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. The Order includes members of three classes:
# Knight Grand Commander (GCSI)
# Knight Commander ( KCSI)
# Companion ( CSI)
No appointments ...
(GCSI) – 1886
External links
Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1832 births
1888 deaths
19th-century Arabs
19th-century Omani people
Al Said dynasty
Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Omani Ibadi Muslims
Sons of Omani sultans
Sultans of Oman
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