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Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan

Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan

Emir of Abu Dhabi in the late 18th and early 19th centuries

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al Nahyan.

Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan (Arabic: شخبوط بن ذياب بن عيسى آل نهيان) was the Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi from 1793 to 1816,[1] now part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Political career

Sheikh Shakhbut was the eldest[2] son (or brother) of Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa Al Nahyan who was the leader of the Bani Yas tribal confederation.

In 1761 Shakhbut's father, Dhiyab bin Isa, sent a hunting party from Liwa which tracked a gazelle to a brackish spring on the island.[3] 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.[4] The fort, Qasr al-Hosn, became the palace of the sheikhs.[4] It housed the Centre for Documentation and Research for several years, and is now a museum.[5] By Shakhbut's reign, Abu Dhabi had expanded to some 400 houses.[1]

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.[1] 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.[6]

Legacy

He has been described as legendary, and having a notable amount of sons.[7] He was deposed by his son.[1]

References

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    Low, Charles Rathbone (1992). History of the Indian Navy (1613-1863) Vol 1. [Farnham Common, Slough, England]: Archive Editions. p. 16. ISBN 1852073365. OCLC 47007671.
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    Rugh, A. (5 March 2007). The Political Culture of Leadership in the United Arab Emirates. ISBN 9780230603493.
  3. [3]
    Donald., Hawley (1970). The Trucial States. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 335. ISBN 0049530054. OCLC 152680.
  4. [4]
    "UAE museum: Qasr Al Hosn in Abu Dhabi". Gulf News. 2 November 2008. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  5. [5]
    "Dubaifaqs". Dubaifaqs. 22 April 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  6. [6]
    Arabian Gulf Intelligence. Oleander. 1985. p. 103. ISBN 9781909349964.
  7. [7]
    "SHEIKH SHAKHBUT AND THE GREAT DECLINE" (PDF). Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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