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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [289] (331/733)
The record is made up of 1 volume (364 folios). It was created in 1856. 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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-MUSK AT
BAHREIN.
•289
\ I.—On the Coast of Oman, the Imaum's territory extends from
Ras-ool-Hud to Soliar. In addition to his here-
a„^ U eSated ^"Tn dominions on the Arabian and African
Square Miles. Coasts, the Imaum holds in possession the
islands of Ormus and Kishm, and the tribes on
the Mukran C oast between Fask and Pussem acknowledge him as
theii feudal lord. iSo correct estimate can be formed of the area of the
Imanm's possessions.
^ If- f he t maum s tenitory in Oman is for the most part barren and
Prevailing Nature of the mount ainons, but contains many extensive and
Soil, Usual Mode of Irriga- fertile valleys, in which water is generally found
tion, and general Features -i . i • . ,
of the Country. good and abundant, and is raised to the surface
by means of the Persian wheel. The islands of
Kishm and Ormus are barren and unproductive.
VIII. and IX.—Muskat, as a general commercial entrepot, possesses
Natural ami Industrial c0 ^ iderable trade - It3 mannfacture of coarse
Resources ; Routes, Ap- stivus, m use amongst Arabs, is insignificant.
proaches, and Means of The principal article of export is dried fish •
Communication by Land r i t » t h & u ,
and Water. Irom the Mukran Coast hides and wool are
brought in small quantities for exportation. The
harbour of the town, though small, is good and safe. The coast else-
"U/heie is generally open, and more or less accessible from the sea.
Little or nothing is known of the interior of Oman.
X.—The climate is generally considered unhealthy. In summer.
Climate, and average the heat in the valleys and on the coast is
Range of Thermometer. excessive.
XI.—The Imaum could probably muster for the defence of his
Estimated Population. Arabi an dominions from twelve to fifteen
thousand fighting men. No other data can be
supplied for estimating the population.
BAHREIN.
I' Predominant tribe, a branch of the Uttoobees, originally
Name, Title, and Age of ^'om Koweit. Patronymic of the rulino- familv
Cilief - AlKhaleefa. 0
Mahomed bin Khaleefa bin Sulman bin Ahmed bin Khaleefa, Chief
of Bahrein ; age forty-one years. This chief and his immediate relatives
or clan are commonly designated A1 Sulman, from their common
gi and father, to distinguish them from the rival branch of the familv
now called A1 Abdoolla.
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The volume is Selections from the records of the Bombay Government , compiled and edited by Robert Hughes Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Political Department, New Series: 24 (Bombay: Printed for Government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1856).
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- 1 volume (364 folios)
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The volume contains an abstract of contents on p. iii, a detailed list of contents on pp. vii-xx, an alphabetical index on pp. xxi-xxvii, and a list of maps etc on p. xviii.
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Pagination: two separate pagination sequences are present in the volume. The first sequence (pp. i-xviii) commences at the first page and terminates at the list of maps (p. xviii). A second pagination sequence then takes over (pp. 1-688), commencing at the title page and terminating at the final page. Both these pagination sequences are printed, with additions in pencil, and the numbers are found at the top (left, right or centre) of each page.
The fold-outs in this volume were not paginated by the publisher. As a result, these have been foliated using the nearest page number. For example, the fold-out attached to p.51 has been numbered as 51A.
Pagination anomalies: pp. 15, 15A; 45, 45A; 49, 49A; 51, 51A; 531, 531A.
The following pages need to be folded out to be read: 15A, 45A, 51A, 327-328, 531A.
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