Azzan ibn Qais Al Sa'id emerges as…
1868 CE
A significant number of Hinawi tribes recognize him as imam, but the public neither elects him nor acclaims him as such.
Imam Azzan understands that to unify the country a strong, central authority has to be established with control over the interior tribes of Oman.
The British, however, interpret this policy as a move against their established order.
The Qais branch of the Al Said family will intermittently ally itself with the ulama to restore imamate legitimacy.