Salim bin Thuwaini, Sultan of Muscat and Oman
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'Sultan Salim bin Thuwaini Al Said was the Sultan of Muscat and Oman from February 11, 1866 - October 1868. He was the eldest son of Sultan Thuwaini bin Said and acceded to the throne in succession to his father. Lewis Pelly
and Henry Bartle Frere
were deeply disappointed by the death of Sultan Thuwaini bin Said in their hopes for a military action against the Wahhabis and were well aware of his sons opposing views and refusal to join the insuing war. Hence the British Political Resident General in the Gulf at Bushehr, Colonel Lewis Pelly
, fiercely opposed the recognition of Salim whom he feared was to stop foreign interference and forge a peace deal with the Wahhabis and accused him of patricide
through innuendo.
Salim sent two further envoys to Bombay, then under British Raj
rule, with a letter soliciting the renewal of relations between the British and Muscat Governments and reiterating his assertions regarding his fathers death, namely, that he had died as a result of illness after three days of suffering, to which the Government of India acknowledged the reigning prince as sultan on May 1866. Pelly tried to intervene but had been forestalled by the British Viceroy John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
who presented Salim with his governments official recognition of him as the new Sultan of Oman.
On September 1868, Azzan bin Qais, Salim's brother-in-law and distant relative was elected imam by disgrunted tribesmen seeking to lead the country back to the principles of classical Ibadhi state, Azzan led his followers in a rapid series of raids on the Barkah, Mutrah and Muscat forts. With no support Salim could not hold center and was forced to flee to one of the harbour fortresses. In his precipitate flight he left his valuables behind together with many heirlooms of the dynasty, all of which were either plundered or destroyed by the invaders. On the 11th of October 1868, Salim embarked on his ship The Prince of Wales and sailed for Bandar-Abbas, from there he made several failed attempts to recover his lost dominions between October 1868 and March 1869; He made a final bid for the throne in 1875, however by that point, the British had formally recognized his uncle Turki bin Said as the new Sultan. Salim was captured and expelled aboard H.M.S.Daphne and was confined to a fortress in Hyderabad, Sindh
until he died of smallpox
on 7 December 1876.
Lewis Pelly
Sir Lewis Pelly, KCSI, , was Conservative Member of Parliament for Hackney North from 1885 to 1892 and an East India Company officer.-Early years:...
and Henry Bartle Frere
Henry Bartle Frere
Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCSI, was a British colonial administrator.-Early life:Frere was born at Clydach House, Clydach, Monmouthshire, the son of Edward Frere, manager of Clydach Ironworks...
were deeply disappointed by the death of Sultan Thuwaini bin Said in their hopes for a military action against the Wahhabis and were well aware of his sons opposing views and refusal to join the insuing war. Hence the British Political Resident General in the Gulf at Bushehr, Colonel Lewis Pelly
Lewis Pelly
Sir Lewis Pelly, KCSI, , was Conservative Member of Parliament for Hackney North from 1885 to 1892 and an East India Company officer.-Early years:...
, fiercely opposed the recognition of Salim whom he feared was to stop foreign interference and forge a peace deal with the Wahhabis and accused him of patricide
Patricide
Patricide is the act of killing one's father, or a person who kills his or her father. The word patricide derives from the Latin word pater and the Latin suffix -cida...
through innuendo.
Salim sent two further envoys to Bombay, then under British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
rule, with a letter soliciting the renewal of relations between the British and Muscat Governments and reiterating his assertions regarding his fathers death, namely, that he had died as a result of illness after three days of suffering, to which the Government of India acknowledged the reigning prince as sultan on May 1866. Pelly tried to intervene but had been forestalled by the British Viceroy John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, GCB, GCSI, PC , known as Sir John Lawrence, Bt., between 1858 and 1869, was an Englishman who became a prominent British Imperial statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869.-Early life:Lawrence came from Richmond, North Yorkshire...
who presented Salim with his governments official recognition of him as the new Sultan of Oman.
On September 1868, Azzan bin Qais, Salim's brother-in-law and distant relative was elected imam by disgrunted tribesmen seeking to lead the country back to the principles of classical Ibadhi state, Azzan led his followers in a rapid series of raids on the Barkah, Mutrah and Muscat forts. With no support Salim could not hold center and was forced to flee to one of the harbour fortresses. In his precipitate flight he left his valuables behind together with many heirlooms of the dynasty, all of which were either plundered or destroyed by the invaders. On the 11th of October 1868, Salim embarked on his ship The Prince of Wales and sailed for Bandar-Abbas, from there he made several failed attempts to recover his lost dominions between October 1868 and March 1869; He made a final bid for the throne in 1875, however by that point, the British had formally recognized his uncle Turki bin Said as the new Sultan. Salim was captured and expelled aboard H.M.S.Daphne and was confined to a fortress in Hyderabad, Sindh
Hyderabad, Sindh
is the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...
until he died of smallpox
Smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, which is a derivative of the Latin varius, meaning "spotted", or varus, meaning "pimple"...
on 7 December 1876.