Name Shakhbut Dhiyab Royal line Al Nahyan | Parents Dhiyab bin Isa Al Nahyan Died 1816 | |
Children Tahnun bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan Successor Tahnun bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan | ||
Shakhbut bin Dhiyab was the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi (1793–1816).
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Political career
Shakbut's father, Dhiyab bin Isa, had sent a hunting party from Liwa in 1761 which tracked a gazelle to a brackish spring on the island. Dhiyab ordered Shakbut to move to the island in 1793; he did, and built a village and fort there near a freshwater spring. The fort, Qasr Al-Husn, became the palace of the sheikhs. It housed the Centre for Documentation and Research for several years, and is now being developed into a museum.
Successors
He was followed by his sons Mohammed bin Shakhbut (ruled 1816-1818) Tahnun bin Shakhbut (ruled 1818-1833) Khalifa bin Shakhbut Al Nahayan (ruled 1833-1845), but co-ruled throughout all their reigns.
Legacy
He has been described as legendary, and having a notable amount of sons.