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Maktoum dynasty

rulers of Dubayy
Also known as: Āl Maktūm
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History

Maktoum dynasty, ruling family of the emirate of Dubai of the United Arab Emirates. Part of the Āl Bū Falāsah, a constituent tribe of the Banū Yās confederation, the family was one of many to leave Abu Dhabi in 1833 to escape feuding within its ruling Nahyan family. The emigrants settled in Bur Dubai, a small fishing village at the edge of Banū Yās influence. One of the leaders of the exodus, Sheikh Maktoum ibn...

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