'The Rebellion against the Sultan of Muscat, May 1913 - July 1916.'

IOR/L/PS/18/B398

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The record is made up of 1 file (7 folios). It was created in 18 Aug 1916. 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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Content: This printed memorandum was received from the Chief Political Officer, Basra, under Sir P Cox's letter (No 3) dated 18 August 1916 (see IOR/L/PS/10/426: 3744/16), and includes a report by Gertrude Lowthian Bell (signed G L B), originally published in the Arab Bulletin, concerning the rebellion against the Sultan of Muscat, Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd, and, subsequently after his death, his son, Taymūr bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd. Bell gives a description of the causes of the rebellion against the Sultan of Muscat, which, in her opinion, were 'partly due to old and deepseated matters of disagreement and partly to the reflex action of modern European politics'. She goes on to describe various events from May 1913 to July 1916, including: the fall of Nizwa [Nizwá] and Izki [Izkī]; the visit of the Viceroy to Muscat in February 1914; the death of Fayṣal; the religious character of the uprising ('Jihad'); and potential peace terms.
Extent and format: 1 file (7 folios)
Physical characteristics: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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.
Written in: English in Latin script
Type: Archival file

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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/L/PS/18/B398
Former external reference(s): B398 P 3744/16
Date(s): 18 Aug 1916 (CE, Gregorian)
Related primary sources: Bell, Gertrude Lowthian, The Arab War: Confidential Information for General Headquarters from Gertrude Bell, Being Despatches Reprinted from the Secret "Arab Bulletin" (London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1940)

Subjects: Rebellions
Places: MuscatOman
People & organisations: Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force, Chief Political OfficerSultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa'īd DynastyGertrude Margaret Lowthian BellFayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa'īd, Sultan of Muscat and OmanTaymūr bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa'īd

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/18/B398
Title: 'The Rebellion against the Sultan of Muscat, May 1913 - July 1916.'
Pages: 1r:7v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence