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'File 8/63 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SHIHUH TRIBE.' [12r] (23/56)
The record is made up of 1 file (26 folios). It was created in 1930. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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rage - * 2 *-
Sheikh i;aiharrmiad is unquestioned master of xsakha though three
nephews of importance live with him Ahmad, Abduliah and
suiaiman ail aulad Muhammad. One of these would be a probable
candidate for Aaaab if it v/ere vanant as Sheikh nasan is only
survivor of Sheikhly house of ishasab* One of these nephews
Ahmad bin Muhammad is in close personal touch with sheik
—asan of j\hasab. ne was reported to be intriguing last year
to remove his uncle sheikh MuhaiiUtiad of .oakha in order to
succeed him. sheikh Muhammad and sheikh nasan of hhasab are
not believed to be in friendly terms though they belong to
the sani nadiyah confederation.
village Confederation
Sheikh i.ocal strength.
AnASAB BAN I hADIlTAtf SHEIKH HASAN bin 1200 rifles.
MUHAMwiAD
See footnote.
kUMZAR
is^UmAZAHA
( the sheikhly
house of sani
SHATA1H)
(a) Sheikh .tmhaminad " 500 rifles.
M&hdi.
(b; Sheikh Abdullah
bin sultan.
(c) Muhamriiad bin nilal.
(d; Zaid bin fasir.
it o te.
Four Sheikhs of humazara - a poor spiritless people who own
perhaps one third of the date gardens of khasab where they
come m the summer - possess a fort on the esat side of
Ahasab 5 are the hereditary enemies of the sani nadiyah of
the/ town whom they fear, sheikh muhammad Mahdi ( 60j with
the strongest following ( nearly one half of the tribe; is
loyal to the Muscat connection. Abdullah bin Sultan voOj in .
close touch with Sheikh Salah of Dibah, is his rival in the
tribe. Muhammad bin nilal (40; is the most enlightened of a
poor lot and a frequent visitor to the irucial coast, ne is
however not trusted. Zaid bin fasir (24J a Sheik in name but
is young and v/ithout
much influence.
hiMAH
f Bani nadiyah
X KUMAZABA
Almur bin Ali
( deceased;
Muhammad bin
naraim.
50 rifles.
70
Hi BAH
Bani shatair
Salah bin Muhammad
See footnote.
2000 M .
j'ootnote.
The outstanding personalities of the shihuh are
Va) Sheikh A^asan bin Mu hammad , the paramount sheikh of the
•nani" — nadiyah confederation who lives at nahasab.
(b) Sheikh Salah bin Muhammad ( a numazari; the paramount
Sheikh of the nani Shatair confederation who lives at Dibah.
♦
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This file concerns the Shihuh tribe of Oman. It mostly consists of notes on the tribe produced by Bertram Sidney Thomas, Wazir Minister. to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, which are enclosed in a letter addressed to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The notes include the following: a preliminary note on Shihuh politics, a list of villages and their chief personalities (with an illustrative sketch map), a diary of a trip taken by Thomas from Muscat to Khasab (4 January-10 March 1930), translations of letters from Shihuh shaikhs, and a summary of the present situation. Preceding Thomas's letter and notes are a series of excerpts on the tribe from former British officials and other sources.
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- 1 file (26 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 28, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-27; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File 8/63 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SHIHUH TRIBE.'
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- 7r:17v, 23r:27v
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- Financial Advisor to the Sultan of Muscat xx Financial Adviser to the Government of Muscat xx Wazir of Muscat
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