Said bin Sultan

Said bin Sultan
Imam Sultan of Oman and Zanzibar
Sultan of the Omani Empire
Reign	1804–1856
Predecessor	Sultan bin Ahmad
Successor	Thuwaini bin Said (as Sultan of Muscat and Oman) Majid bin Said (as Sultan of Zanzibar)
Born	(1791-06-05)5 June 1791[1] Samail, Oman
Died	19 October 1856(1856-10-19) (aged 65) Seychelles
Burial	Makusurani Cemetery
Issue Detail	Thuwaini bin Said Mohammed bin Said Turki bin Said Majid bin Said Barghash bin Said Khalifah bin Said Ali bin Said
Names Sa'id bin Sulṭān al-Bu'saidi سعيد بن سلطان
Dynasty	House of Busaid
Father	Sultan bin Ahmad
Mother	Sayyida Ghanneyeh bint Saif Al-Busaidi
Religion	Ibadi Islam

Sayyid Saïd bin Sultan al-Busaidi (Arabic: سعيد بن سلطان, Saʿīd bin Sulṭān, Swahili: Saïd bin Sultani) (5 June 1791 – 19 October 1856) was Sultan of Muscat and Oman, the fifth ruler of the Busaid dynasty from 1804 to 4 June 1856. His rule began after a period of conflict and 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.^[2]

Said's uncle Qais bin Ahmad finally agreed to Said's primacy after Said had killed his cousin, Badr bin Saif, a pretender to the throne. Said is noted for moving his capital to Zanzibar, where it remained during the time when the Omani Empire reached the zenith of its power and wealth.^[3][4]