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Faisal bin Turki Al Busaidi
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 Faisalc. 1888–1913 | |
| Sultan of Oman | |
| Reign | 4 June 1888 – 4 October 1913 |
| Predecessor | Turki bin Said |
| Successor | Taimur bin Faisal |
| Born | 8 June 1864 Bombay,British India |
| Died | 4 October 1913 (aged 49) Muscat,Muscat and Oman |
| Spouse | Aliyah bint Thuwaini |
| Issue | Taimur bin Faisal and others |
| Dynasty | Al Bu Sa'id |
| Father | Turki bin Said |
| Mother | anEthiopian woman |
| Religion | IbadiIslam |
SultanFaisal bin Turki bin Said Al Busaidi (Arabic:فيصل بن تركي بن سعيد البوسعيدي) (8 June 1864 – 4 October 1913) was theSultan ofMuscat and Oman from 4 June 1888 to 4 October 1913.
Faisal was born inBombay in 1864 as the second son ofSultan Turki bin Said and anEthiopian woman.[1]
During his father's reign, he was appointed as the governor ofNizwa andSamail. He also led military campaigns in Samail,Al Maawil, andDhofar.[2]
On assuming power in 1888, Faisal ibn Turki gradually found his authority over the interior weakened as tribal leaders increasingly perceived his dependence onBritish advisers as an inherent weakness. In 1895 he was forced to seek refuge atJalali Fort afterMuscat was captured. British political agents frustrated his efforts to recapture Muscat, compelling him to court theFrench. He granted the French coaling facilities for their fleet atBandar Jissah near Muscat.[citation needed]
Determined to thwart any growth in French presence in what Britain considered its sphere of influence, Britain presented Faisal ibn Turki with an ultimatum in 1899 ordering the sultan to board the British flagship or Muscat would be bombarded. Having little recourse, Faisal ibn Turki capitulated. Publicly humiliated, his authority was irreversibly damaged. In 1903 he asked LordGeorge Nathaniel Curzon, viceroy ofIndia, for permission to abdicate, but his request was denied. Responsibility for the capital was delegated toSaid ibn Muhammad Al Said, while affairs of the interior fell to an ex-slave,Sulayman ibn Suwaylim. By 1913 control over the interior was completely lost, and a reconstituted imamate was again a threat to Muscat. In May 1913,Salim ibn Rashid al Kharusi was electedimam atTanuf and spearheaded a revolt against the sultan that combined bothHinawi andGhafiri tribal groups.[citation needed]
On Faisal's death, he was succeeded by his second son,Taimur bin Faisal.Sultan Haitham, the current ruler of Oman, is a direct descendant of Faisal bin Turki.
Faisal married Sayyida Aliyah bin Thuwaini, the daughter ofSultan Thuwaini bin Said.[1]
Faisal Bin Turki had at least 22 children by several different mothers.
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Grand Master of theOrder of Al Said - 1913[citation needed]
Honorary Knight Grand Commander of theOrder of the Indian Empire - 1904[3]
King Edward VII'sDelhi Durbar Gold Medal – 1903
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