Qasimi rule, which Sultan put down by besieging Hamriyah in May 1855 with a force of his own men as well as some 3,000 from Ajman and five artillery pieces. Hamriyah was defended by some 800 men and Abdullah bin Sultan was killed in the fighting. With only ten men lost by the defenders of Hamriyah (and some 60 dead among the besiegers), the British were brought in by Sultan to mediate. It had been Sultan's hope that the captain of the British ship 'Clive', Kemball, would enforce his writ over Hamriyah, but Kemball refused to attack Hamriyah on Sultan's behalf and instead negotiated a peace between which saw the Shwaihiyin removed from Hamriyah. In 1860, the headman of Hamriyah, Abdulrahman bin Saif, led a force in support of Sharjah against the rebellious communities of Khan and Abu Hail. Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi died in 1866 at the age of 85. He was succeeded by Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi. References Sheikhs of the Emirate of Sharjah 19th-century monarchs in the Middle East Sheikhs of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah 1781 births 1866 deaths House of Al Qasimi 19th-century Arabs