Sheikh Humaid bin Abdullah Al Qasimi was Ruler of

Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) ( ar, رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة, historically Julfar) is the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It is the sixth-largest city in UAE after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, A ...

from 1869–1900. He survived an attempt to unseat him by the Ruler of

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, with whom he later allied. He re-united Ras Al Khaimah with its secessionist dependencies.

Accession

On the accession of

Salim bin Sultan Al Qasimi Sheikh Salim bin Sultan Al Qasimi was Ruler of Sharjah, a Trucial State and now one of the United Arab Emirates, from 1868–1883. His rule was unusually tumultuous and marked by intrigue, the secession of Sharjah's dependencies and constant co ...

as Ruler of Sharjah in 1868, following the death of his brother

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, Salim's nephew, Humaid bin Abdullah, assumed the role of ''

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'' of

. In the following year he proclaimed independence from Sharjah. The machinations of the Saudi Agent resulted in an attempt to establish Humaid as Ruler of Sharjah, but this attempt ultimately failed, resulting in violence in Sharjah and the death of the gentleman concerned.

Coup attempt

In May 1869, Salim bin Sultan and his brother Ibrahim moved together against Humaid bin Abdullah with the intention of establishing Ibrahim as Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, landing 1,500 men from 32 boats. Humaid was supported by a force of some 500 men landed from

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and fighting took place both at Jazirat Al Hamrah and in Ras Al Khaimah town. The

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Resident, Colonel

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, on hearing of this breach of the maritime truce (the embarkation of troops in an act of war by sea breached the treaty) sailed from Lingeh in the ''Dalhousie'' with the gunboat ''Hugh Rose''. Arriving at Ras Al Khaimah on 12 May, Pelly then ordered Salim and Ibrahim to withdraw their forces from Ras Al Khaimah by sunset the next day. Alliances shifted quickly, however, and in 1871 Humaid bin Abdullah, together with the Ruler of Umm Al Qawain, supported Salim bin Sultan when he took advantage of Ibrahim's absence on a journey to Abu Dhabi and cemented his ascendancy by retaking total control of Sharjah. At the same time, Humaid bin Abdullah retook the dependencies of

Sha'am Sha'am is the name of a village in Northern Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) ( ar, رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة, historically Julfar) is the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It is the si ...

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, which had managed to secede from his rule. An attempt by Sha'am to secede in 1885 resulted in Humaid extracting a fine of 1600 Marie Theresa Dollars. He died in 1900, his death resulting in the Ruler of Sharjah,

Saqr bin Khalid Al Qasimi Sheikh Saqr bin Khalid Al Qasimi (1883–1914) was the Ruler of Sharjah, a Trucial State and now one of the United Arab Emirates, from 1883–1914. He took control over Sharjah in a coup during the absence of his uncle, Salim bin Sultan Al Qasim ...

, taking over Ras Al Khaimah that same year.

References

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