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Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1883/84 - 1904/05 [‎198r] (400/602)

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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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EES1DENCY AND MASKAT POLITICAL AGENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. FOE THE YEAR 1897-98.
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P aet II.—ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE MASKAT
POLITICAL AGENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. POR THE YEAR 1897-98.
The past year has not been productive of any events of import
ance in the political history of Oman
Political. and there are fewer inter-tribal disturb
ances than usual to record. The gen
eral quiet has been brought about by the excessive price in food-stuffs which
has had the effect of engendering a general desire for peace and a fuller
appreciation of the advantages of free gifts of food-stuffs from the Sultan.
In May rumours were current of unrest amongst the Beni Ruwaheh and
Beni Jabir fomented by Sheikh Rashid, the Sultan's Wali at Semail, who, for
purposes of his own, was endeavouring to set these tribes against one another.
Quiet was, however, restored.
In June a disturbance occurred at Nakhl, Sheikh Khalfan bin Thenayan,
a very troublesome personage, being the aggressor. Pifty men were despatched
with the Wali of Barka to restore order and to arrest Khalfan bin Thenayan,
but the latter evaded capture by flight and has hitherto succeeded in retain-
ing his liberty, notwithstanding several attempts to effect his capture.
In December the Beni Ruwaheh attacked Seyma, a place belonging to
the Beni Hadram and took it with a loss to the defenders of three men killed
and six taken prisoners. On hearing the news Sheikh Rashid bin Uzaiz, Wali
of the Semail, interceded between the parties and succeeded in effecting the
restoration of Seyma to the Beni Hadram.
Suleiman bin Suweilim, the Governor of Dhofar, arrived at that place on
Dhofar the 15th April and took over charge of
his duties.
In April and May, two bodies of men belonging to His Highness's gar-
nson at Dhofar, numbering in all about ^5 menj deserted and returned to
Maskat.
•^i 0r ^ a ^ er ® u ^ e i man bin Suweilim's arrival at Dhofar in April 1897,
^ J a "i^ants^ of Hafa attacked those of Salala with the result that one
t a * was killed. In this affair Suleiman favoured the inhabitants
of Hata, and was strongly suspected of being the instigator of the quarrel
between the parties. On the matter being reported to the Sultan, His High-
ness sem; letters Bombay and Aden recalling Suleiman and appointing
Seyyid Self bin Yarab as Governor in his place.
Suleiman did not obey the order of recall till the end of Pebruary,
and when he did so, he brought back with him the Sultan's nominee, Seyyid
beit bin Yarab, and left his Nubian slave, Noobie, an illiterate and abso
lutely worthless individual, to act as Wali in his place.
In November 1897, the Wali's nephew and an Arab who accompanied
iiirn, were attacked and killed by the Kara hillmen.
In May 1897, an attempt was made by the Sultan to insist that all bags
of rice imported into Maskat should be
General - of one uniform weight. As such an
and fn Wnflf i, j ^ or(ier was calculated to hamper trade
revoked this order m WaS re P rese:ilted to His Highness who
finfV 116 ^ J une '. t,le Jubilee, in eommemoration of the completion of
celeEted 76 '^ 0f Her M V esthe Queen-Empress, was duly
thp nopqcmn o /j fu ^ rei ^ n representatives offered their congratulations on
their loyalty to n Her e Majesty 0f ^ ^ BaniaH commuilitie8 testifled
wardp^n^ffri S 6 in Charge of the Makran Coast for-
p i n rom the British Indian traders at Gwadur, representing

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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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