1928 Dhabyani coup d'état
| 1928 Dhabyani coup | |||||||
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Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Abu Dhabi |
Al Nahyan family council Supported by: United Kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Saqr Al Nahyan † |
Khalifa Al Nahyan Muhammad bin Saqr Al-Nahyan Muhammad bin Khalifa Al-Nahyan | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Saqr loyalists | Al Manasir tribal levee | ||||||
In 1928 the Al Nahyan council of elders, led by Khalifa Al Nahyan orchestrated a coup against his brother, the ruling emir of Abu Dhabi Saqr Al Nahyan who himself had taken power in a coup in 1926, and assisted in orchestrating another coup in 1922