Sultan bin Murshid | |
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Imam | |
Imam of Oman | |
Reign | 1742-1743 |
Predecessor | Saif bin Sultan II |
Successor | Bal'arab bin Himyar |
Died | 1743 |
Dynasty | Yaruba |
Father | Murshid bin Jadi bin Mubarak al-Ya'rubi |
Sultan bin Murshid (Arabic: سلطان بن مرشد) (died 1743) was one of the rival Imams during the civil wars in Oman in the final years of the Yaruba dynasty. He was elected Imam in 1742 in place of Saif bin Sultan II. His predecessor called on the Persians for assistance. In mid-1743 Sultan bin Murshid died while defending the town of Sohar against the Persian force.