Buti bin Suhail

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Buti bin Suhail ( Arabic بطي بن سهيل, DMG Buṭī b. Suhaīl ; * 1851 in Schindagha ; † November 1912 ) was the cousin of Sheikh Maktum bin Hascher and took over the rule in the emirate of Dubai on February 16, 1906, when he died , because the sons of Sheikh Maktum bin Hascher were still too young.

Life

Sheikh Buti took power at the age of 55 and died just 6 years after taking office. Sheikh Buti continued the liberal policies of his predecessor. During his term of office, violent storms fell in the Persian Gulf, which decimated the population. Many smugglers use the confusing coastline of the Emirates to trade in the black market and trade in arms . In December 1910, sailors from the HMS Hyacinth landed in Schindagha to pursue an arms smugglers' gang, thereby ignoring Dubai's sovereignty. The population believed in a British invasion and there was heavy street fighting. After many British soldiers were killed and injured, the English withdrew again. Sheikh Buti wanted to restore calm and negotiated with the British. These demanded Rs 50,000 in compensation, the delivery of four hundred rifles belonging to the local Arabs, teletype service and permission to set up an outpost. Threatened by gunboats, he had no choice but to consent. His term of office was marked by riots, tribal feuds and minor armed conflicts. He always tried to restore calm. When he died in 1912, Said bin Maktum took control of Dubai.

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SURNAME Suhail, I'm Buti
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cousin of Sheikh Maktum bin Hascher, ruler in the Emirate of Dubai
DATE OF BIRTH 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Schindagha
DATE OF DEATH November 1912