Muhammad bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan
Appearance
Muhammad bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan | |
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Sheikh | |
Ruler of Abu Dhabi | |
Reign | 1816–1818 |
Predecessor | Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan |
Successor | Tahnun bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan |
Co-ruler | Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan |
Born | 1779 |
House | Al Nahyan |
Father | Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan |
Sheikh Muhammad bin Shakhbut Al Nahayan was the Ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1816 to 1818, now part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Having deposed his father, Shakhbut,[1] Muhammad was himself deposed by his brother, Tahnun (with Shakhbut's support), and exiled.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Frauke Heard-Bey: From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates. A Society in Transition. Verlag Longman, London 1982, ISBN 0-582-78032-2, S. 49
- ^ Lorimer, John (1915). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. British Government, Bombay. p. 764.