1804

1804: Saïd bin Sultan al-Busaidi was Sultan of Muscat and Oman, the fifth ruler of the Busaid dynasty from 1804 to June 1856. His rule began after a period of conflict anand internecine rivalry of succession that followed the death of his father, Sultan bin Ahmad, in November 1804. He is often referred to as the Lion of Oman (أسد عمان), as one of the greatest Omani sultans.
Sultan Said bin Sultan expands Oman’s influence in Zanzibar, East Africa, and parts of the Indian subcontinent.Upon Said’s death in 1856, his realm was divided. His third son, Thuwaini bin Said, became the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, and his sixth son, Majid bin Said, became the Sultan of Zanzibar.