1922 Dhabyani coup d'état
| 1922 Dhabyani coup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Abu Dhabi | Junior Al Nahyan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Hamdan Al Nahyan † |
Sultan Al Nahyan Hazzan Al Nahyan Saqr Al Nahyan | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Hamdan loyalists | Sultan loyalists | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4 (including Hamdan) | none | ||||||
In 1922 Sheikh Sultan Al Nahyan, with a coalition of his brothers Hazza and Saqr staged a palace coup in Abu Dhabi killing their brother Hamdan, the ruling emir at the time, and crowned Sultan in his place.