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The Al-Busaid Dynasty

GENEALOGY

• 1) Sayyid Khalifa bin Mubarak Al-Said. He had issue, two sons:
  • a) Sayyid Muhammad bin Khalifa Al-Said. He had issue:
    • i) Sayyid Sa'id bin Muhammad Al-Said. He had issue:
      • (1) Sayyid Ahmad bin Sa'id bin Muhammad bin Khalaf bin Mubarak Al-Said, Imam of Oman - see below. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
  • b) Sayyid 'Abdu'llah bin Khalif al-Busaidi. He had issue:
    • i) Sayyid Muhammad bin 'Abdu'llah al-Busaidi. He had issue:
      • (1) Sayyid Sa'id bin Muhammad al-Busaidi. He had issue:
        • (a) Sayyid Muhammad bin Sa'id al-Busaidi. He had issue:
          • (i) Sayyid Saif bin Muhammad al-Busaidi. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
            • 1. Sayyid Aziz bin Saif al-Busaidi. He had issue, a son:
              • a. Sayyid Saif bin Aziz al-Busaidi.
            • 2. Sayyid Ahmad bin Saif al-Busaidi. He had issue, four sons:
              • a. Sayyid Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Busaidi. Settled in Zanzibar. He had issue, a son:
                • i. Sayyid Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Busaidi.
              • b. Sayyid Hamud bin Ahmad al-Busaidi. He d. at Zanzibar, 1881, having had issue, a son:
                • i. Sayyid Saif bin Hamud al-Busaidi.
              • c. Sayyid Hilal bin Ahmad al-Busaidi. b. at Muscat, 1820, educ. privately. m. Sayyida Shaikha binti 'Ali al-Busaidi, youngest daughter of Sayyid 'Ali bin Khalfan al-Busaidi. He had issue, three children:
                • i. Sayyid Hamud bin Hilal al-Busaidi.
                • ii. Sayyid/Sayyida Mahfoodth.
                • iii. Sayyid Muhammad bin Hilal al-Busaidi.
              • d. Sayyid Hamad bin Ahmad al-Busaidi.
            • 1. Sayyida Ghanneyeh binti Saif al-Busaidi. b. 1774. m. as his first wife, H.H. Sayyid Sultan bin Imam Ahmad, Sayyid of Muscat and Oman (b. 1745; k. by pirates off Linjah, Persia, 18^th November 1804, bur. Lingah), fifth son of Sayyid Ahmad bin Sa'id Al-Said, Imam of Oman, by the al-Jabry lady. She d. before 16^th May 1866, having had issue - see below.
        • (b) Sayyid Hamid bin Sa'id al-Busaidi. He had issue, two sons:
        • (i) Sayyid Nasser bin Hamid al-Busaidi. Governor of Zanzibar 1825-1828.
          • (ii) H.E. Sayyid Suliman bin Hamid al-Busaidi. b. 1790, educ. privately. Wazir to the Governor of Zanzibar 1828-1856 and to the Sultan of Zanzibar 1856-1871. He was the biggest landowner of both islands (after the sultan) and was with the sultan and the leader of the clan Hamimou (the Mougne M' Kou) one of three main figures of the state. m. an elderly widow of H.H. Sayyid Sa'id bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat, Oman and Zanzibar. He d. at Mtoni, Zanzibar, 10^th December 1873, having had issue, three sons: Copyright©Christopher Buyers
            • 1. H.E. Sayyid Muhammad bin Suliman al-Busaidi, educ. privately. Warden of Muscat in 1854. m. (first) er H.H. Sayyid Sa'id bin Sultan, Imam of Muscat and Oman, Sultan of Muscat, Oman and Zanzibar. m. (second) Sayyid Aseela binti 'Ali al-Busaidi, second daughter of Sayyid 'Ali bin Khalfan al-Busaidi. He had issue, three sons:
              • a. Vice-Admiral Sayyid Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Busaidi. b. at Muscat, 1836. Fl 1867, was the son of the Governor of the island and city of Zanzibar, was Vice-Admiral of the Zanzibari fleet and a grandson of the great Imam Sayyid Said. He d.s.p. after 1867. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
              • b. H.E. Sayyid Thuwaini bin Muhammad al-Busaidi. b. at Muscat, 1838, educ. privately. Wazir to Sultan Turki 1871-1873. m. a daughter of H.H. Sultan Sayyid Thuwaini bin Sa'id, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies. He was k. by a slave in the streets of Muscat, 13^th August 1873.
              • c. H.E. Sayyid Said bin Muhammad al-Busaidi. b. at Muscat, 1840 (s/o Aseela), educ. privately. Wazir to Sultan Turki 1873-1888 & Sultan Faisal 1896-1888, Joint Wazir 1900-1901. He d. at Muscat, 14^th October 1901.
            • 2. Sayyid Nasser bin Suliman al-Busaidi.
            • 3. H.E. Sayyid Hamid bin Suliman al-Busaidi. Sometime Minister to Sultan Baghash of Zanzibar. Visited England in 1875.
            • 4. H.E. Sayyid Saif bin Suliman al-Busaidi. Governor of Mattrah. He was k. in battle with Sayyid Turki, alongside Imam 'Azzan, outside Muttrah, 30^th January 1871, having had issue, a son:
              • a. Sayyid Badr bin Saif al-Busaidi.
            • 1. Sayyida … bint Suliman al-Busaidi. m. as his second wife, H.H. Sayyid Sultan bin Ahmad, Sayyid of Muscat and Oman (b. 1745; k. by pirates off Linjah, Persia, 18^th November 1804), fifth son of Sayyid Ahmad bin Sa'id Al-Said, Imam of Oman - see below.
      • (2) Sayyid Khalfan bin Muhammad al-Busaidi. Wakil of Muscat. He had issue, five sons:
        • (a) Sayyid Muhammad bin Khalfan al-Busaidi. He built the Beit al-Felej. He had issue, a daughter:
          • (i) Sayyida Shamsiah binti Muhammad al-Busaidi.
        • (b) Sayyid Majid bin Khalfan al-Busaidi. He had issue, a son:
          • (i) Sayyid Saif bib Majid Busaidi.
        • (c) Sayyid Suliman bin Khalfan al-Busaidi. He had issue, two sons:
          • (i) Sayyid Nasir bin Suliman al-Busaidi, of Semed. He had issue, a son:
            • 1. Sayyid 'Ali bin Nasir al-Busaidi. He had issue, a son:
              • a. Sayyid Sood bin 'Ali al-Busaidi.
          • (ii) Sayyid Muhammad bin Suliman al-Busaidi. He had issue, two sons:
            • 1. Sayyid 'Ali bin Muhammad al-Busaidi. He had issue, a son:
              • a. Sayyid Saif bin 'Ali al-Busaidi.
            • 2. Sayyid Said bin Muhammad al-Busaidi, of Heyl Ghaf. He had issue, three sons: Copyright©Christopher Buyers
              • a. Abu Zubair Sayyid Muhena bin Said al-Busaidi.
              • b. Sayyid Majid bin Said al-Busaidi.
              • c. Sayyid Hilal bin Said al-Busaidi.
        • (d) Sayyid 'Ali bin Khalfan al-Busaidi. He had issue, one son and three daughters:
          • (i) Sayyid Azam bin 'Ali al-Busaidi. He had issue, one son:
            • 1. H.E. Sayyid Muhammad bin Azam al-Busaidi. Wazir. He had issue, two daughters:
              • a. Sayyida Azzah binti Muhammad al-Busaidi. m. Sayyid Ibrahim bin Qais Al-Said (d. at Rustaq, 1898), sometime Governor of Sohar and Rustaq, second son of Sayyid Qais bin 'Azzan Al-Said, sometime Governor of Sohar and Rustaq. She had issue - see below.
              • b. Sayyida Nunu binti Muhammad al-Busaidi. m. Sayyid Said bun Muhammad Al-Said.
          • (i) Sayyida Shamsiah binti 'Ali al-Busaidi.
          • (ii) Sayyida Aseela binti 'Ali al-Busaidi. m. H.E. Sayyid Muhammad bin Suliman al-Busaidi, sometime Warden of Muscat, son of H.E. Sayyid Suliman bin Hamid al-Busaidi, sometime Wazir of Zanzibar. She had issue, one son - see above.
          • (iii) Sayyida Shaikha binti 'Ali al-Busaidi. m. Sayyid Hilal bin Ahmad al-Busaidi (b. at Muscat, 1820), son of Sayyid Ahmad bin Saif al-Busaidi. She had issue, three children - see above.
        • (e) Abu Zubair Sayyid Muhena bin Khalfan al-Busaidi. He had issue, a son:
          • (i) Sayyid Dhahir bin Muhena al-Busaidi. He had issue, a daughter:
            • 1. Sayyida Thuweyeh binti Dhahir al-Busaidi. Settled at Bushire.

• 1) Sayyid Hilal bin Imam Ahmad Al-Said. Disqualified from the succession due to his blindness. He d. at Diu, Sind, having had issue, a son:
  • a) Sayyid 'Ali bin Hilal Al-Said, educ. privately. Governor of Birka 1792. He d.s.p.
• 2) Al-Wasiq Billah al-Samad Imam al-Musliman Sayyid Sa'id bin Imam Ahmad, Imam of Oman - see below.
• 3) Sayyid Qais bin Imam Ahmad Al-Said, educ. privately. Governor of Sohar 1783. He was k. in battle with Qawasin pirates off Khor Fakkan, 1808, having had issue, a son:
  • a) Sayyid 'Azzan bin Qais Al-Said, educ. privately. Governor of Sohar 1808-1814. He d. at Mokha, Yemen, while returning from the Haj, February 1814, having had issue, two sons:
    • i) Sayyid Hamud bin 'Azzan Al-Said, educ. privately. Governor of Sohar 1829-1833. Rebelled against Imam Said bin Sultan in 1832 and again in 1832, took control of Rustaq, and eventually recognised as autonomous ruler by him in 1839. Elected Imam but declined the throne, 1846. Captured and imprisoned by Thuwaini bin Said. He d. in prison at Fort Jelali, Muscat, 23^rd April 1850, having had issue, four sons:
      • (1) Sayyid Saif bin Hamud Al-Said. b. ca.1827, educ. privately. Dep. Governor of Sohar 1836-1849. Captured the Buraimi oasis 1848. He was k. by his father at Sohar, 1849.
      • (2) Sayyid Shanun bin Hamud Al-Said, educ. privately. He d. 1846.
      • (3) Sayyid Hilal bin Hamud Al-Said. b. 1840, educ. privately. He d. 1880.
      • (4) Sayyid Faisal bin Hamud Al-Said. b. 1840, educ. privately. Governor of Rustaq 1870-1873. He had issue, two sons:
        • (a) Sayyid Muhammad bin Faisal Al-Said. He was k. with his brother at Rustaq for the murder of the Governor there, March 1912.
        • (b) Sayyid Ibrahim bin Faisal Al-Said, educ. privately. He was k. with his brother at Rustaq for the murder of the Governor there, March 1912.
    • ii) Sayyid Qais bin 'Azzan Al-Said. b. 1813, educ. privately. Governor of Sohar 1850-1851, and Rustaq 1850-1861. He was k. in battle by Hilal bin Muhammad at Suwaiq, 1861, having had issue, three sons:
      • (1) H.H. Sayyid 'Azzan bin Qais, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies - see below.
      • (2) Sayyid Ibrahim bin Qais Al-Said, educ. privately. Governor of Sohar 1871-1873, and of Rustaq 1873-1898. Captured and lost Masua'ah in 1873 and 1882. Rebelled against Turki bin Sultan in 1877, but yielded and accepted a pension in 1883. Rebelled again in 1887 and captured 'Awabi in 1888. m. Sayyida Azzah binti Muhammad al-Busaidi, elder daughter of H.E. Sayyid Muhammad bin Azam al-Busaidi, sometime Wazir. He d. at Rustaq, 1898, having had issue, three sons and one daughter: Copyright©Christopher Buyers
        • (a) Sayyid Sa'id bin Ibrahim Al-Said (brother-in-law of the Sultan). b. 1877, educ. privately. Expelled from Rustaq to Hazam on the death of his father in 1898. Lost 'Awabi to the Sultan in 1900, but recovered possession of Rustaq in 1903. He was k. at Rustaq by his cousins, March 1912, having had issue, two sons:
          • (i) H.E. Sayyid Faisal bin Sa'id Al-Said. b. at Rustaq, 1910. educ. Saiyyadah Sch., Muscat. Governor of Birka to 1940. He had issue:
            • 1. H.E. Sayyid Hamud bin Faisal Sa'id Al-Busaidi. b. 1960. Minister for Cabinet Affairs, for the Environment & Climate Affairs. He has issue, four sons:
              • a. Sayyid Azzan bin Hamud Al-Busaidi. b. 1988.
              • b. Sayyid Ahmad bin Hamud Al-Busaidi. b. 1990.
              • c. Sayyid Faisal bin Hamud Al-Busaidi. b. 1994.
              • d. Sayyid Qais bin Hamud Al-Busaidi. b. 2004.
          • (ii) H.E. Sayyid Ibrahim bin Sa'id Al-Said. Governor of Birka 1940-1941. He d. at Muscat, 10^th June 1941, had issue, a daughter:
            • 1. Sayyida Mahfuza bint Ibrahim. m. Sayyid Sultan bin Hamad Al-Said, son of Sayyid Hamad bin Faisal Al-Said.
        • (b) Sayyid Hamad bin Ibrahim Al-Said. b. at Rustaq, 1894, educ. privately.
        • (c) Sayyid Ahmad bin Ibrahim Al-Said. b. at Rustaq, 1896, educ. privately. Governor of Rustaq 1910-1917, and Suwaiq 1917-1939, Minister for the Interior 1939-1970. m. (first) Leann, a Baluchi lady from Pakistan. m. (second) … m. (third) …
        • (d) Sayyid Ibrahim bin Ibrahim Al-Said. b. at Rustaq, 1898, educ. privately.
        • (a) Sayyida Zayariah bint Ibrahim. m. at Muscat, 1898, as his third wife, H.H Sayyid Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies, GCIE (b. at Bombay, 1864; d. at Muscat, 15^th October 1913), second son of H.H. Sayyid Turki bin Sa'id, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies, GCSI. She d. at Muscat, 4^th December 1941, having had issue, - see below.
      • (1) Sayyida … bint Qais. m. H.H. Sayyid Salim bin Thuwaini, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies (d. at the Fort, Hyderabad, Scind, 7^th December 1876), eldest son of H.H. Sayyid Thuwaini bin Sa'id, Sultan of Muscat and Oman and dependencies. She had issue, - see below. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
• 4) Sayyid Saif bin Imam Ahmad Al-Said. b. at Adam, 17xx, educ. privately. Laid siege to Fort Jesus, Mombasa in 1784. m. Sayyida Muza. He d. at Lamu, in East Africa, 1785, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
  • a) Sayyid Badr bin Saif Al-Said, educ. privately. Proclaimed as Regent for the young brothers Sayyids Salim and Saif, 20^th November 1804. Deposed for attempting to seize supreme power, 31^st July 1806. He was k. by adherents of Sayyid Sa'id, at Na'aman, near Birka, 31^st July 1806, having had issue, two sons:
    • i) Sayyid Hamud bin Badr Al-Said, educ. privately. Dep. Governor of Rustaq in 1833.
    • ii) Sayyid Saif bin Badr Al-Said, educ. privately. He had issue, three sons:
      • (1) Sayyid Hamad bin Saif Al-Said, educ. privately. He d. 1870.
      • (2) Sayyid 'Ali bin Saif Al-Said, educ. privately. He d. 1863.
      • (3) Sayyid Muhammad bin Saif Al-Said. b. 1855, educ. privately. He had issue, two sons:
        • (a) Sayyid Hamud bin Muhammad Al-Said. b. 1887, educ. privately. m. (first) Sayyida Athmu bint Hamad Al-Said, daughter of Sayyid Hamad bin Muhammad Al-Said. m. (second) Sayyida Na'ama bint Thabit Al-Said, daughter of Sayyid Thabit bin 'Abdu'llah Al-Said. He had issue, four sons:
          • (i) Sayyid Saif bin Hamud Al-Said. b. 1908 (s/o Sayyida Athmu).
          • (ii) Sayyid 'Ali bin Hamud Al-Said. b. 1919 (s/o Sayyida Na'ama).
          • (iii) Sayyid Badr bin Hamud Al-Said. b. 1922 (s/o Sayyida Na'ama).
          • (iv) H.E. Sayyid Hamad bin Hamud al-Bu Saidi. b. 1926. Sec to the Sultan 1970-1972, Head of Diwan Affairs 1972-1973, Minister for Diwan Affairs 1973. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
        • (b) Sayyid Saud bin Saif Al-Said, educ. privately.
  • b) Sayyid 'Ali bin Saif Al-Said, educ. privately. Governor of Kilwa 1785. He d. 1866, having had issue:
    • i) Sayyid Sa'ud bin 'Ali Al-Said, educ. privately. Governor of Birka 1830-1833, and of Rustaq 1833-1834. m. Sayyida Zuwayna bint Sa'id, daughter of H.H. Sayyid Sa'id bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat, Oman and Zanzibar, by a junior wife. He was k. at Rustaq, 1834, having had issue:
      • (1) Sayyid 'Ali bin Saud Al-Said (s/o Zuwayna), educ. privately. He d. at the Bait al-Mtoni, Zanzibar, 1883 (bur. there).
  • a) H.H. Sayyida Azza bint Saif Al-Said (d/o Muza). m. at Muscat, before 1823, as his first wife, H.H. Sayyid Sa'id bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat, Oman and Zanzibar (b. at Sumail, 5^th June 1797; on board the Kitorie, off the Seychelles, 19^th October 1856, bur. Zanzibar), second son of H.H. Sayyid Sultan bin Ahmad, Sayyid of Muscat and Oman. She d.s.p. at the Bait al-Mtoni, Zanzibar, after 1857 - see below.
• 5) H.H. Sayyid Sultan bin Imam Ahmad, Sayyid of Muscat and Oman (s/o the al-Jabry lady) - see below.
• 6) Sayyid Talib bin Imam Ahmad Al-Said. Governor of Rustaq. He d.s.p.
• 7) Sayyid Khalifa bin Imam Ahmad Al-Said.
• 8) Sayyid Khalfan bin Imam Ahmad Al-Said. He had issue:
  • a) Sayyid Sa'id bin Khalfan Al-Said. He had issue:
    • i) Sayyid Humaid bin Sa'id Al-Said. b. 1819, educ. privately.
  • b) Sayyid Saif bin Khalfan Al-Said. He had issue:
    • i) Sayyid 'Ali bin Saif Al-Said. b. 1824, educ. privately.
• 9) Sayyid Muhammad bin Imam Ahmad Al-Said (s/o Sayyida Ya'aruli). Governor of Suwaiq during his father's lifetime. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
  • a) Sayyid Hilal bin Muhammad Al-Said. b. at Suwaiq, 1803, educ. privately. Governor of Suwaiq 1832-1861, of Nizwa and Bahlah. He was k. by his cousin, Sayyid Qais bin 'Azzan, at Suwaiq, 1861, having had issue, three sons:
    • i) Sayyid 'Ali bin Hilal Al-Said. He d. 1880. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
    • ii) Sayyid Hamad bin Hilal Al-Said. b. at Suwaiq, 1860, educ. privately. He d. in East Africa, 1886, having had issue, four sons and one daughter:
      • (1) Sayyid Muhammad bin Hamad Al-Said. b. 1877, educ. privately. Governor of Nakhl.
      • (2) Sayyid Saud bin Hamad Al-Said. b. 1880, educ. privately. Governor of Izki. He had issue, four sons:
        • (a) Sayyid Ahmad bin Saud Al-Said, educ. privately. He had issue, two sons:
          • (i) H.E. Sayyid Muhammad bin Ahmad Al-Said. b. 1920, educ. Sayyidiya Sch., Nizwa. Minister for Justice 1970-1972, for Lands 1972-1976, and the Interior 1976-1979, Adviser on Religious and Historical Affairs to the Sultan 1979. He had issue, three sons:
            • 1. H.E. Sayyid Hilal bin Muhammad Al-Said. He had issue, one son:
              • a. H.E. Sayyid Mohiddin bin Hilal Al-Said.
            • 2. Sayyid Nuh bin Muhammad Al-Said.
            • 3. Sayyid Zaki bin Muhammad Al-Said.
          • (ii) Sayyid Hamid bin Ahmad Al-Said, educ. UK.
        • (b) H.E. Sayyid Badr bin Saud Al-Said, educ. privately. Governor of Khassab 1945, and of Gwadur 1945-1947. He had issue, two sons:
          • (i) H.E. Sayyid Bashir bin Badr Al-Said. He had issue, a son:
            • 1. Sayyid Harith bin Bashir Al-Said.
          • (ii) H.E. Sayyid Tahir bin Badr Al-Said.
        • (c) H.E. Sayyid Ibrahim bin Saud Al-Said, educ. privately. Governor of Khassab 1947. He had issue, four sons: Copyright©Christopher Buyers
          • (i) Sayyid Ghalib bin Ibrahim Al-Said.
          • (ii) H.E. Sayyid Sa'id bin Ibrahim Al-Said. He had issue, a son:
            • 1. Sayyid Sultan bin Sa'id Al-Said.
          • (iii) H.E. Sayyid Saud bin Ibrahim Al-Said.
          • (iv) H.E. Sayyid Muhammad bin Ibrahim Al-Said.
        • (d) H.E. Sayyid Hilal bin Saud Al-Said, educ. privately. Governor of Khassab 1945-1947, and of Gwadur 1947. He had issue, five sons:
          • (i) Sayyid Hamad bin Hilal Al-Said. Governor of Sur 1925 and 1945-1946, Quriyat 1941, Gwadur 1941-1945, and Sohar 1946-1947. He d. August 1947.
          • (ii) Sayyid Rafi' bin Hilal Al-Said.
          • (iii) Sayyid Sultan bin Hilal Al-Said.
          • (iv) Sayyid Majid bin Hilal Al-Said.
          • (v) Sayyid Saif bin Hilal Al-Said. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
      • (3) Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al-Said. He d.s.p. 1904.
      • (4) Sayyid Hamud bin Hamad Al-Said Rathabia. b. 1883, educ. privately. Governor of Sur, and of Suwaiq 1925-1928. He d. at Muscat, 19^th July 1928, having had issue, two sons:
        • (a) Sayyid Nasir bin Hamud Al-Said. Governor of Saham 1918, Suwaiq 1928-1932, Masnah 1932, and Luwa to1944. He had issue, five sons:
          • (i) H.E. Sayyid Hamud bin Nasir Al-Said. He had issue, three sons:
            • 1. Sayyid al-Mu'tassim bin Hamud Al-Said. Governor of Muscat. Presdt. Musandam Devel. Cttee.
            • 2. Sayyid Mahmud bin Hamud Al-Said.
            • 3. Sayyid Faisal bin Hamud Al-Said.
          • (ii) H.E. Sayyid Ahmad bin Nasir Al-Said.
          • (iii) H.E. Sayyid Es'ad bin Nasir Al-Said.
          • (iv) H.E. Sayyid Yahya bin Nasir Al-Said.
          • (v) H.E. Sayyid Hilal bin Nasir Al-Said.
        • (b) H.E. Sayyid Hamad bin Hamud Al-Said. Sec. to Ministry of External Affairs. H.E. He had issue, three sons:
          • (i) H.E. Sayyid Sa'ami bin Hamad Al-Said.
          • (ii) H.E. Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al-Said.
          • (iii) H.E. Sayyid Khalid bin Hamad Al-Said.
      • (1) Sayyid Asila bint Hamad Al-Said.
    • iii) Sayyid Mathi bin Hilal Al-Said.
  • a) Sayyida Jokha bint Muhammad. She seized Suwaiq in 1828 but was defeated by her aunt, Sayyida Moza.
• 1) Sayyida Moza bint Imam Ahmad. She played a very prominent part in the affairs of Oman, in particular in support of her nephews Salim and Sa'id.

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