Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1883/84 - 1904/05 [‎10v] (25/602)

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Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1883/84 - 1904/05

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The record is made up of 1 volume (299 folios). It was created in 1884-1906. 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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ADMINISTEATION EEPORT OF THE PEESIAN GULF POLITICAL
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Shaikh. Saleli wrote a pacific letter to His Highness to the effect that Seyyid Abdul Azeez and
himself, having: summoned the Semail tribes, had made peace between them, and that, their
object being- thus accomplished, they were returning'home. A similar letter from Seyyid Abdul
Azeez was also received. But the rebel leaders were dissimulating and their pretended friendly
action in tranquillizing the tribes and withdrawing their mei3 masked an ulterior design.
Their apparent abandonment of the enterprise, as later events showed, was intended to throw
His Highness off his guard and to mature their plans while watching for a more favourable
opportunity. s
On the "Sth September Seyyid Feysal was despatched to Nakh to settle disputes among
the Shaikhs at that town, and about the same time Seyyid Nasir-bin-Mohammed, Wali of
Mattrah, was employed to adjust misunderstandings among the Beni B&ttash in the Wady
Taeen. Both of these missions were successful. So far from the discord iiV the Semail valley
having been removed by Shaikh Saleh it had, in fact, become greatly embittered and strength-
ened, as he had hoped and intended it should, and the Sultan, being aware of the danger of the
continuance of this quarrel, now sent for the Shaikhs of the Nidabiyeen and Rehbiyeen to
Muscat, and used strenuous efforts to restore harmony between them and the Eeni Jabir.
Seyyid Feysal was subsequently sent to Semail to use his influence with the malcontents there,
but his efforts, like those of His Highness Seyyid Toorkee, met with an entire want of success.
The teaching and machinations of Shaikh Saleh had been too effective j the Nidabiyeen Shaikhs
refused to listen to any terms and remained irreconcileable.
The rebel leaders meanwhile were not idle. On the approach of Seyyid Feysal to Semail,
Shaikh Saleh, with Abdul Azeez, entered the upper end of the valley to counteract his pacific
schemes and to prevent any combination of the Ghaffiree tribes in that quarter. Shaikh Saleh
was also indefatigable at this time in writing letters to the Hinawi tribes, inciting them to rise,.
and Shaikh Jumah-el-Meskeri, who had joined Shaikh Saleh out of a personal grudge he had
against His Highness, wrote to the Shaikhs of the Ghaffiree tribes of Jaalan and "'Oman,
warning them not to join Seyyid Toorkee in his defence againt the coalition. Shaikh Jumah's
letters had in many cases an opposite effect to what he intended, as Arabs are not fond of being
dictated to, and several of the Ghafiiree Shaikhs subsequently supported His Highness out of
pure opposition to Shaikh Jumah.
Rumours of the rising reached Muscat, and some preparations were made to repel attack.
But the rebels^ intentions were not known for certain until the 19th October, when the Political
Agent received a letter from Seyyid Abdul Azeez, announcing his hostile intentions and desir
ing that the British subjects might be removed from danger. On the morning of the 21st the
vanguard of the rebel force, estimated at 1,800 men, arrived at Rui, and the main body came
up during the day. It was fully expected by the garrison that the enemy would rest that,
night in camp and attack Mattrah the next day. But Seyyid Abdul Azeez had devised a more
skilful plan, and, while he was supposed to be encamped at Rui he was marching through the
hills that encircle Muscat to take the town by surprise. The assault was delivered soon after mid
night by the rebels, who were dressed in black to escape observation, and, though the garrison
were taken completely by surprise, they received the assailants with such a heavy and sustained
fire that the latter were repulsed and driven from the walls with great loss. Seyyid Abdul
Azeez behaved with much gallantry, personally leading his men up to the assault, but he was
compelled to withdraw when he found the surprise had failed. The next day it was expected
that an attack on Mattrah would be made, and, as His Highness had formally requested
armed assistance, H. M. S. Fhilomel proceeded thither and threw a couple of shells over
the rebels' position, deterring them from advance. For three days after the rebels main
tained their position outside the town, threatening attack, and H. M. S. Philomel con
tinued an irregular fire at intervals ; but, in the meantime, the friendly tribes summoned by
His Highness to his assistance began to pour into Muscat and soon outnumbered those on the
offensive. Seyyid Abdul Azeez and Shaikh Saleh, who had made certain of victory, then retired
with their discomfited force, which had lost in the attack about 100 killed and 150 wounded,
to Sharkiyeh. His Highness now determined to make use of the large body of Arabs who had
responded to his call for assistance, of whom there were now about 3,000 in the town, and des
patched an expedition into the Semail valley to chastise the two disloyal Ghaffiree tribes who
had been the primary cause of these disorders and who had assisted Shaikh Saleh in his inva
sion. The force was under the command of Seyyid Feysal-bin-Toorkee, and soon brought
the Nidabiyeen and Rehbiyeen to submission, after punishing them by cutting down part of
their date groves. Seyyid Feysal, under instructions from the Sultan, then marched to the
Wady Ma'Awal, where he reduced that tribe, which had long been disaffected, to sub-
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The volume contains printed copies of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Administration Reports. The Reports are incomplete (according to the introductory letters and lists of contents). Some of the Reports bear manuscript corrections. The following Reports are represented :

Report on the Administration of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for the Year 1883-84 (Calcutta: Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1884);
Report on the Administration of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1884-85 (Calcutta: Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1885);
Report on the Administration of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1885-86 (Calcutta: Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1886);
Report on the Administration of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1886-87 (Calcutta: Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1887);
Report on the Administration of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1887-88 (Calcutta: Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1888);
Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1888-89 (Calcutta: Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1889);
Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1889-90 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1890);
Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1890-91 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1891);
Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1891-92 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1892);
Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1892-93 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1893);
Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1893-94 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1894);
Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1894-95 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1895);
Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1895-96 (Simla: Government Central Printing Office, 1896);
Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1896-97 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1897);
Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1897-98 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1898);
Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1898-99 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1899);
Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1899-1900 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1900);
Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1900-1901 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1901);
Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1901-1902 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1902);
Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1902-1903 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1903);
Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1903-1904 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1904);
Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1904-1905 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1906).

The Reports include a general summary by 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. (covering the constituent agencies and consulates that made up the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , and topics such as the slave trade, piracy, the movements of Royal Navy ships, official appointments, and the weather); meteorological tables; separate reports on Muscat (also referred to as Maskat); reports on trade and commerce; and a number of appendices on special topics, such as supplementary notes on the care and culture of date trees and fruit (Report, 1883-84), historical sketch of the Portuguese in eastern Arabia (Report, 1884-85), notes on a tour through Oman and El-Dhahireh [Al Dhahirah] by Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Barrett Miles (Report, 1885-86), notes on cholera in Persia (Report, 1889-90), report on the cholera epidemic in Maskat, Matrah, and Oman (Report, 1899-1900), and information on individuals and tribes.

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1 volume (299 folios)

Arrangement

The Reports are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. There is an introductory letter/table of contents at the front of each Report, but these show that the Reports are not complete.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 3 on the second folio after the front cover, and continues through to 299 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/709
Title: Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1883/84 - 1904/05
Pages: front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 3r:298v, back-i
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1883/84 - 1904/05 [‎10v] (25/602)

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