Reign 1761-1793 Religion Islam Parents Isa Al Nahyan Grandparent Nahyan Al Nahyan | Father Isa Al Nahyan Died 1793 House Al Nahyan family | |
Issue Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan Children Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan Grandchildren Muhammad bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan, Tahnun bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan | ||
Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa bin Nahayan was the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi (1761–1793) and the founder of the Al Abu Falah dynasty, which still rules Abu Dhabi today.
Life
Dhiyab bin Isa, leader of the Bani Yas tribal confederation, sent a hunting party from Liwa in 1761 which tracked a gazelle to a brackish spring on the island. The gazelle became the symbol of Abu Dhabi, and gave it its name (literally Father of the Gazelle). In 1793, Dhiyab ordered his son Shakbut to move to the island. He did and then built a village and a fort there.
References
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