‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
IOR/R/15/6/63
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The record is made up of 1 volume (176 folios). It was created in 28 Sep 1928-21 Nov 1928. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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The volume contains correspondence in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to events taking place at Sur and the involvement of various Omani tribes, mainly the Bani Bu Ali and the Janabah. The events at Sur include: attacks made on merchants and caravans; the besieging of forts; the raising of the flag of Ibn Saud; and the bombardment of a fort at Sur.
Concerns were raised by the Council of Ministers, Muscat, and the Hanawi [also Hinawi] tribal faction, as represented by Shaikh Isa bin Salih al-Harthi, regarding the establishment of Ibn Saud’s authority in Ja‘alan [Ja'lan]. The Amirs of Ja'alan [Emirs of Ja‘lan], who belong to the Ghafiri tribal faction, also raised concerns regarding the plan of the Hanawis to take over Sur. The correspondence also contains summaries (ff 36-42 and ff 157-161) of the Political Agent’s tour to Sur.
The main correspondents in the file are: the Amirs of Ja'alan, Shaikh Muhammad bin Nasir and Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Hamudah; the Council of Ministers to His Highness the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; Shaikh Isa bin Salih al-Harthi; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat; and 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. , Bushire.
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- 1 volume (176 folios)
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- 2 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/6/63, f 176
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 176; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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- Archival file
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/6/63
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- Subject Files: File XXXVIII/4
- Date(s)
- 28 Sep 1928-21 Nov 1928 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/6/63
- Title
- ‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
- Pages
- 5r:5v, 9r:9v, 11r:11v, 13r:13v, 15r:15v, 44r:44v, 46r:46v, 61r:61v, 74r:75v, 95r:102v
- Author
- Al Hamudah, Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah
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- IOR/R/15/6/63
- Title
- ‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
- Pages
- 7r:7v, 116r:116v
- Author
- Shaikh Nasir bin Muhammad bin Mubarak
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- IOR/R/15/6/63
- Title
- ‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
- Pages
- 11r:11v, 112r:114v
- Author
- Al Hamudah, Shaikh Muhammad bin Nasir
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- IOR/R/15/6/63
- Title
- ‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
- Pages
- 17r:17v, 22r:22v, 167r:169v
- Author
- al-Ḥārthī, Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ṣāliḥ
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- IOR/R/15/6/63
- Title
- ‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
- Pages
- 19r:19v, 23r:23v, 48r:48v, 53r:53v, 56r:56v, 62r:62v
- Author
- Muscat and Oman, Council of Ministers
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- IOR/R/15/6/63
- Title
- ‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
- Pages
- 103r:103v, 105r:105v
- Author
- Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Sayyid Shihāb bin Fayṣal xx Al Said, Sayyid Shahab bin Faisal
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- IOR/R/15/6/63
- Title
- ‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
- Pages
- 104r:104v
- Author
- Salim bin Amir bin Salim of Bani Bu Hasan
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- IOR/R/15/6/63
- Title
- ‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
- Pages
- 103r:103v, 105r:105v
- Author
- Salih bin Said bin Hamad of Bani Bu Hasan
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/63, f 176
- Title
- Map of Soor [Sur], Oman
- Pages
- 176r:176v
- Author
- Jamaluddin
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- Public Domain
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- IOR/R/15/6/63
- Title
- ‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:4v, 6r:6v, 8r:8v, 10r:10v, 12r:12v, 14r:14v, 16r:16v, 18r:18v, 20r:21v, 24r:43v, 45r:45v, 47r:47v, 49r:52v, 54r:55v, 57r:60v, 63r:73v, 76r:94v, 106r:111v, 115r:115v, 117r:166v, 170r:175r, 175r, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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