▁then ▁of ▁R usta q , ▁and ▁Muhammad , ▁later ▁Governor - General ▁of ▁M omb asa ▁and ▁O man ' s ▁East ▁African ▁poss essions . ▁The ▁el dest ▁of ▁his ▁three ▁daughters , ▁Mo za , ▁became ▁a ▁power ▁in ▁family ▁affairs ▁and ▁acted ▁as ▁guard ian ▁and ▁supp orter ▁of ▁her ▁nep he ws ▁Sal im ▁and ▁Sa ' id . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁A hm ad ▁turned ▁over ▁responsibility ▁for ▁routine ▁administration ▁to ▁his ▁son , ▁Sa id ▁bin ▁A hm ad , ▁while ▁retain ing ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Im am . ▁A hm ad ▁bin ▁Sa id ' s ▁sons ▁Sultan ▁and ▁Sa if ▁re bel led ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 1 , ▁and ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁for ts ▁of ▁al - M ir ani ▁and ▁al - J al ali ▁that ▁guard ed ▁the ▁har bor ▁of ▁Mus cat . ▁They ▁kid n apped ▁their ▁brother ▁Sa id ▁bin ▁A hm ad ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁him ▁in ▁al ▁J al ali . ▁A hm ad ▁returned ▁to ▁Mus cat ▁early ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁captured ▁al - M ir ani , ▁and ▁after ▁bomb arding ▁al - J al ali ▁from ▁al - M ir ani ▁and ▁from ▁ships ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁managed ▁to ▁reg ain ▁control . ▁ ▁A hm ad ▁bin ▁Sa id ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁at ▁Al - B atin ah ▁Fort , ▁R usta q