Dhiyab bin Isa Al Nahyan

Dhiyab bin Isa Al Nahyan
Sheikh
Emir of Abu Dhabi
Reign 1761-1793[1]
Born Liwa Oasis (now Abu Dhabi emirate, UAE)
Died 1793
Issue Shakhbut bin Dhiyab Al Nahyan
Full name
Dhiyab bin Isa bin Nahayan Al Nahyan
Arabic: ذياب بن عيسى بن نهيان آل نهيان‎
House Al Nahyan family
Father Isa Al Nahyan
Religion Islam

Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa bin Nahayan al Nahyan was the Sheikh of Liwa Oasis (Abu Dhabi emirate) (1761–1793) and the founder of the Al Abu Falah dynasty, which still rules Abu Dhabi today.[2][3]

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.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Netty Royal - ROYALTY". www.nettyroyal.nl. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "United Arab Emirates". worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Gannon, Mo. "Key figures in the life of Qasr Al Hosn | The National". Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Lienhardt, Peter; Al-Shahi, Ahmed (2001). Sheikhdoms of Eastern Arabia. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780333985274.
  5. ↑ Steven, Jolandi (22 September 2015). "The Sheikhs of Abu Dhabi". Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Press Kit - Qasr Al Hosn Festival 2016". qasralhosnfestival.ae. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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