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Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1883/84 - 1904/05 [‎125v] (255/602)

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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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ADMINISTRATION EEPOET ON THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL
the two sections of the tribe were to pay His Highness $ 8,739, and the
Sawalim prisoners having paid their share of it, namely, half that sum, have
heen set at liberty, whilst the two Hawamid Shaikhs still continue to be in prison.
Inter-tribal quarrels, resulting in many instances in open hostilities, are of
almost constant occurrence in 'Oman. Several of them took place during the
year. The first, and judging by its result the most serious one, occurred about
the close of the last official year, when the Beni Omar tribe having attacked
the Howasinah near Khaboorah, were repulsed with a loss of 170 killed, and
20 taken as prisoners, the latter losing only 16 killed. This was followed by
hostilities between the two sections of Al-Naerm tribe of Dank and Bereymi,
and subsequently between the Beni Alee, the N'asem, and the Beni Kelban
tribes of the Dahireh, in which several men were reported to have been killed.
The only other quarrel of any importance was between the Beni Shikeil and
and Beni Hina tribes of 'Oman Proper, which, arising from the simple cause of
Shaikh Hilal bin, Zahir of the latter, attempting to erect a fortified building
over a piece of land purchased by him from the Beni Shikeil, threatened at
one time*to assume a very serious aspect; but through the friendly mediation
of a Shaikh of the Abrieen, the two tribes have now amicably settled the
difference between them.
In the month of July an affray took place betwee* the Khojas of Matrah,
many of whom are British subjects, and some Arabs at Gala, which place the
Khojas are in the habit of visiting in the hot season. The dispute seems to have
arisen at first over the hire of a donkey, but the general affray which resulted
from it might have ended more seriously had not the Wazir Minister. Sayyid Muham
mad bin Azzan, who happened to be living at Boshar then, intervened in time
and effected a reconciliation between the parties. A threatening letter, however,
was sent by some Arabs near Ziki some months afterwards to the principal
Khojas with regard to a claim they had on account of the death of a slave
belonging to them, which they alleged was due to injuries received during this
affray, but on a proper representation having been made to the Sultan, His
Highness gave the Khojas every assurance and promised to take steps to pre
vent any further complication.
The Saltan's younger brother, Sayyid Pahad, proceeded to Zanzibar in the
month of November for the purpose of marrying one of the daughters of the
late Sayyid Bargash bin Saeed, and returned with his young wife about the end
of March.
The Resident visited Muscat in the month of Pebruary for the purpose of
ratifying and exchanging the new Commercial Treaty with the Sultan. He
arrived here on the 19th in Her Majesty's I. M. S. Lawrence, and left in her on
the 21st.
There were no seizures of slave dhows
Slave Trade. , . ..
during the year.
The number of fugitive slaves that sought protection during the year at
this Consulate was 71. Of these 54 were liberated under the Treaty stipulations
of 1873, and 17 dismissed.
Colonel E. Mockler held charge of the office of 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. and Consul
_ , , , from 1st April to 13th October, when he
Omcial changes, • i T) *
proceeded to Bagdad to officiate as tiesi-
dent, and was relieved by Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel A. S. G. Jayakar, who
held charge from that date to the close of the year under report,
A. S. G. JAYAKAR, Snrgn .-Lt.-Col,
In charge Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat,

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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 :

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)
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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.

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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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