Sultan ibn Ahmad

Sultan ibn Ahmad ( Arabic سلطان بن أحمد بن سعيد, DMG Sulṭān b. Aḥmad b. Saʿīd ; † November 20, 1804 ) was Sayyid of Muscat from 1792 to 1804.

Sultan (Sultân) ibn Ahmad established himself as ruler in Muscat after the death of Hamad ibn Said (1784–1792) . Since his brother, the Imam Said ibn Ahmad , showed no interest in the government, he was able to consolidate his rule quickly. Under him, Muscat rose to become the dominant center of the golf trade, through which 5/8 of all goods were handled.

After French troops under Napoleon landed in Egypt in 1798 (see: Egyptian Expedition ), France and Britain sought an alliance with the ruler of Muscat. Sultan ibn Ahmad finally allied himself with the British, as he hoped for support from them in the fight against the piracy of the Qawasim of Ras al-Khaimah and against the expansion of the Wahhabis . In 1800 the Wahhabis conquered the Buraimi oasis and subjugated the tribes of inner Oman . When the Qawasim piracy threatened the Gulf trade, Sultan ibn Ahmad undertook a naval expedition to the pirate coast in 1804. But he was killed in these fights. The successors were Salim and Said ibn Sultan (1804-1856).

See also: Said dynasty