The Albusaid Sultans of Oman & Zanzibar

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1828 - 1856	Said bin Sultan	Born 1791, became Sultan of Oman. Declared Zanzibar to be his capital in 1832. The Albusaid Sultans used the title “Seyyid”.
1856 - 1870	Majid bin Said	Second son of Said, eldest son Thuwaini became Sultan of Oman.
1870 - 1888	Barghash bin Said	(In 1859, Barghash attempted to overthrow his brother Majid and usurp the throne. He failed and was exiled by the British to India for two years. In 1861 he returned to Zanzibar and lived quietly there until Majid died in 1870 and Barghash became Sultan.
1888 - 1890	Khalifa bin Said
1890 - 1893	Ali bin Said	The last of the sons of Seyyid Said to rule.
1893 - 1896	Hamed bin Thuwain
1896 - 1902	Hamoud bin Muhammad
1902 - 1911	Ali bin Hamoud	Abdicated due to ill health and died December 1918 in Paris
1911 -	Khaled bin Muhammad	Offered the throne, refused on grounds of ill health.
1911 - 1960	Khalifa II bin Harub
1960 - 1963	Abdullah bin Khalifa
1960 - 1964	Jamshid bin Abdullah	Banished by the Zanzibar Revolution.