After the death of Said bin Sultan in 1856, the Asian section of the empire was ruled by ________
Majid bin Said
Thuwaini bin Said
Saif bin Sultan
Sultan bin Ahmad
Correct answer is B
After the death of Said bin Sultan in 1856 the empire was divided between his sons into two sultanates, an African section (Sultanate of Zanzibar) ruled by Majid bin Said and an Asian section (Sultanate of Muscat and Oman) ruled by Thuwaini bin Said.