Azzan_bin_Qais Knowpia

Azzan bin Qais
Azzan bin Qais
Sultan of Oman
Reign	1868–1871
Predecessor	Salim bin Thuwaini
Successor	Turki bin Said
Died	30 January 1871; Muttrah
Spouse	a daughter of Said bin Khalfan Al-Khalili
Dynasty	Al Said
Father	Qais bin Azzan
Religion	Ibadi Islam

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 against Salim's uncle, Sayyid Turki bin Said at the Battle of Dhank, before being killed in battle at Muttrah in January 1871.^[2]

References edit

^ 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. ISSN 1083-4753.
^ Lorimer, John (1915). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. British Government, Bombay. p. 729.

Regnal titles
Preceded by Salim bin Thuwaini	Sultan of Oman 1868–1871	Succeeded by Turki bin Said