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Sheikh Shakhbut was the eldest [2] son (or brother) of Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa Al Nahyan who was the leader of the Bani Yas tribal confederation.. In 1761 Shakhbut's father, Dhiyab bin Isa, sent a hunting party from Liwa which tracked a gazelle to a brackish spring on the island. [3]
Hazza, who was in Bahrain at the time, returned and killed Dhiyab during an argument between them. The Bani Yas elders supported Dhiyab’s son, Shakhbut, and Hazza went into exile after his supporters were defeated. [9] Dhiyab's son Shakhbut acceded as sheikh. [1] [10]
In April 2009, Sheikh Issa bin Zayed, a member of the Al Nahyan royal family, was subject to a controversy where he was allegedly shown to be torturing a man. [ 11 ] In 2017, several Emirati princesses from the Al Nahyan family were found guilty in a Belgium court over the inhumane treatment of servants, an incident that occurred between 2007 ...
Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa Al Nahyan: d. 1793 1793–1816 Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan: d. 1816 [contradictory] 1816–1818 Sheikh Muhammad bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan: 1818 Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan: Since 1818 joint with his son Tahnun 1818 – Apr 1833 Sheikh Tahnun bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan: Since 1818 joint with his father Shakhbut ...
Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa Al Nahyan (1761–1793) Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan (1793–1816) Sheikh Muhammad bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan (1816–1818) Sheikh Tahnun bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan (1818–1833) Sheikh Khalifa bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan (1833–1845) Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnun Al Nahyan (1845–1855) Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (1855–1909)
Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic: شخبوط بن سلطان آل نهيان; 1 June 1905 – 11 February 1989) was the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1928 to 1966. On 6 August 1966, Shakhbut was deposed by members of his family with assistance from Britain in a bloodless coup .
The following charts below are the family trees of the rulers of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates from the 18th century to present day. The House of Nahyan rules Abu Dhabi, [1] the House of Maktoum rules Dubai, [2] the House of Qasimi rules Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, the House of Sharqi rules Fujairah, the House of Mualla rules Umm Al Quwain, and the House of Nuaimi rules Ajman.
Saeed acceded following the murder of his uncle, Sheikh Khalifa bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan.The murder led to a period of fighting for the leadership of the Bani Yas, with Sheikh Khalifa's maternal nephew and murderer, Isa bin Khalid al-Falahi attempting to take power but being himself killed by Dhiyab bin Isa.