Raschid bin Maktum

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Raschid bin Maktum ( Arabic راشد بن مكتوم, DMG Rāšid b. Maktūm ; † April 7, 1894 ) was elected ruler of the Dubai Emirates by the tribal elders on November 22, 1886 after the death of his brother and ruler of Dubai , Sheikh Hascher bin Maktum , because Sheikh Hascher's son, Sheikh Maktum bin Hascher, was too young .

This represented the first crack in the line of succession, since for the first time it was not a son of the reigning ruler, but the brother who assumed power. He was well respected and continued the policy of his predecessor. In 1891 he supported the ruler of the Emirates Abu Dhabi Zayed bin Khalifa with 100 camels and 30 riders in a war over a strategically important oasis . His rule was shaped by the English colonial power . On March 6th and 8th, 1892 he signed together with the other rulers of Abu Dhabi , Sharjah , Umm al-Qaiwain and Ajman in Ra's al-Khaimah the so-called Treaty of Exclusivity , which bound the sheikdoms as a colony to the English colonial power as well included that they were not allowed to sell, lend or otherwise cede any land to any other government, with the exception of England. The agreement secured the British control of the Gulf of Oman and regulated support in matters of education and health in the Emirates. This was u. a. one of the foundations for the later wealth of Dubai. Also in 1892 he married in Buraimi into the local Al Bu Shamis tribe . Buraimi, a fertile oasis, was a strategically important place at the time. Sheikh Rashid fell ill in his wedding and died two years later. Sheikh Maktum bin Hascher has now been appointed as his successor.

Sheikh Raschid bin Maktum had two sons, Buti and Said, but they never played an essential role in the government of Dubai. Dissatisfied with the policies of your father's successor as Emir of Dubai, Sheikh Maktum bin Hascher, they attempted a coup. As a result of this coup attempt, they were arrested and imprisoned in Dubai's al-Fahidi fort . The ruler of the neighboring Emirate of Sharjah , Sheikh Saqr (II.) Bin Khalid al-Qasimi , stood up for them and offered them exile . Since Sheikh Maktum bin Hascher considered her a member of the ruling family, he agreed to this exile. Both stayed in Sharjah for a decade and only came back to Dubai after Maktum bin Hascher's death.

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SURNAME Raschid bin Maktum
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ruler of the Emirates Dubai
DATE OF BIRTH 18th century or 19th century
DATE OF DEATH April 7, 1894