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Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1883/84 - 1904/05 [‎175v] (355/602)

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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 REPORT ON THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL
Owing to tlie murder of a Rawahee by a Hadramee in September tlie peac&
of the Semail valley was again disturbed and fighting ensued between the Gha-
frees and the Hinawis.
Nothing further occurred in Oman to break the peace until Novembn-
when Sheikh Badr bin Hilal bin Zahir of the Beni Hina was assassinated J
Nezwah by the Beni Shikeyil,
This occurrence induced His Highness the Sultan to send Suleiman bin Su-
weilim, Wali of Dhofar, by the Sur road to Nez wah to attempt a reconciliation
between the opposing factions, and to induce the Beni Hina in Gbafat to eva
cuate Nezwah, and to obtain possession of this, the ancient capital of Oman, for
the Sultan. With a view to bringing pressure to bear upon the Beni Hina
Suleiman bin Suweilim obtained possession of Ghafat. This act was naturally
viewed with apprehension by Saleh bin Ali and Saood bin Azzan who moved in
the direction of Nezwah, but before their intrigues could be of any effect, Su
leiman bin Suweilim had already obtained possession of Nezwah by the simple
expedient of buying out the garrison. Having successfully accomplished bis
mission, Suleiman bin Suweilim returned to Maskat at the end of February
where he was received with great honour by the Sultan who attaches much
importance to the town of Nezwah, and thinks that its possession will be of
considerable political importance to him. The garrison now holding the town
on behalf of the Sultan is said to number about thirty men.
Dhofar. —In the month of November trouble was experienced in Dhofar
The Wall of Dhofar, Suleiman bin Suweilim, was very unpopular locally owinff
to his exactions and unjust government. He having unjustly ordered the
imprisonment of a member of the A1 Kathir tribe, sixteen men of the tribe sud-
denly appeared in Dhofar, attacked the Naib Wali and killed him together with
some other persons, and obtained possession of the town. The Sultan accordingly
despatched an expedition in December to Dhofar via Merbat. The expedition
was under the command of Seyyid Seif bin Hamad and consisted of 180 men
Up to the close of the year under report, this expedition had not moved from
Merbat and no steps had been taken to regain possession of Dhofar.
, Sohar. In the month of December reports were received that Seyyid Saood
bin Azzan was making preparations to attack the town of Sohar in the Batineh
Saood had collected a considerable force from amongst the Yal Saad, Mawasineh'
Beni Saeed, Makabil and Beni Nairn tribes. The Sultan seeing the necessity for
prompt action, despatched a force of 120 men under the command of Shaikh
Hamood bin Nasir, in a steamer which happened to be in the harbour at the time
The arrival of these reinforcements enabled the W T ali to repulse the attempt of
baood to seize the town, and Saood was forced to retire. Saood on retirino- made
a feint at Khabooreh, but here he was also unsuccessful; he thereupon retired and
joined Saleh bin Ah and no further trouble was. experienced from him during
the year under report.
General ~~ Ik November of the year under report, the Political Eesident in
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. arrived m Maskat and informed Seyyid ^Peysal that Her Ma-
jesty s Government would not permit any further attacks upon either Muttra or
Maskat owing to the important interests of British Indian subiects in these
places.
nvi ^T a ^ e ; 'Jj iere were no seizures of slave-dhows during the year under
report Thirty fugitive slaves took refuge at the Consulate, of these twenty.two
were liberated and eight dismissed not being entitled to freedom under the
stipulations of the Treaty of 1873.
m --Maskat was visited during the year under report by Her Majesty's
Slups" Brisk/' -Lapwing--Bramble/' -Sphinx" and "Plassy," also by
rp 0 ^ a ? Marine Ship £s Lawrence." Poreign navies were represented by
the 1 urkish cruiser ZahaH " and the German gunboat t4 Cormoran."
In the month of January of the present year, the Messageries Maritimes
Company havmg dedded to send a vessel to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in connection
^ Company's S.S. ^Alphee" commenced calling
at Maskat. r

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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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