'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎762] (905/1782)

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Ex2)e(3ili >n by
the Shaikhs
of Ras-al-
Khaimah
and ShariaV,
1885.
Proceedings
of the ex-
Shaikh Salim,
1886-89.
Re-incorpora
tion of Bas
al-Khaiinah
with the
hliarjah
Shaikhd GUI,
1900.
Hamriyah
affairs, 1903-
04.
Political
position and
personal char
acter of the
Shaikh of
Sharjah,
1907.
In December 1885, Sha'am having revolted against the Shaikh of
llas-al-K haimah, that chief, assisted by his cousin the Shaikh of Shariah
proceeded against the place and quickly reduced it to submission inflict
ing a fine of $1,600, of which a portion was paid at once.
The expelled Shaikh, Salim, continued to watch for an opportunity of
obtaining better terms than he had yet received from his successful
rival. In June 1 8S6, on a combination being formed by the Shaikhs of
Dibai, 'Ajman and Hamriyah against the Shaikh of Umm-al -Qaiwain
Salim once more landed at 'A jman; but no opportunity having occurred'
of prosecuting his designs against Sharjah, he shortly returned to Bu
Musa. In 1888 Salim paid a visit to Dibai, between the Shaikh of
which place and the Shaikh of Sharjah enmity at the time prevailed • a
reconciliation, however, having taken place between the two, he was
persuaded by the Shaikh of Dibai to promise, in return for the restoration
of his pension, which had been suspended, to abstain from intrigues
against his nephew. In April 1889, nevertheless, he organised an attack
upon Sharjah ; but he was unable to carry it out. Again, a little later, he
became reconciled to Shaikh Saqar, who this time received him into
favour and appointed him his Wazir Minister. .
On the 2nd of August 1900 Hamaid-bin-'Abdullah, Shaikh of Has-
al-Khaimah, was removed by a paralytic stroke, and Shaikh Saqar-hin-
Khalid m the following month re-annexed the town and district to his
principality ol Sharjah without encountering any opposition. Shaikh
Satjar at fust placed his cousin Hamad-bin-Majid in charge of Ras-al-
Khaimah, but a few months later, having found his conduct unsatis-
tactory, he substituted his own son Khalid as governor.
Ihe township of Hamriyah, of which the headman on the occasion of
Lord Curzon^s visit to the coast, in November 1903, vainly sought to
0 'tain leeognition as an independent Trucial Shaikh, continued in theorv
attached to the Sharjah principality and in practice virtually indepen-
dent; the reason of the prolonged estrangement was chiefly, so far as could
be ascertained, the neglect or incapacity of the Shaikh of Sharjah to
piotect the interests of his vassal when assailed by others. On the 3rd
k^ptemher lUOi a change of headmen occurred at Hamriyah by the
' < a 1 or oair-bin- Abdur Rahman and the succession of his son "'Abdur
a iman- bm-Saif. ihe latter soon resigned his position in favour of an
f ' 1 ^ 10 n name( l Saif-bin-Saif, of whose ambition he stood in dread;
;'| 1 ,' 011 16 | a tter proceeding to despoil him of his personal property,
- Jdur liahman attacked the house of Saif by night, taking him
prisoner and killing his son, and himself resumed the headship of
annu a 1. Shaikh Rashid of Umm-al-Qaiwain then intervened and
settled the matter by removing Saif-bin-Saif to his own capital.
Under Saqar-bin-Khalid the importance of Sharjah among the
lai * 1 oms ut 1 rucial J Oman declined, and the prestige of the
asmn Jiame sunk to an unprecedentedly low level. In private
/ 0 t iai . was weak, miserly, and uxorious : in public business
ne was apathetic and seemed incapable of exertion. He alienated his
u jec s am oimer Bedouin adherents by indifference to their griev-
swlw r t ,Uests; and . h : forfeited the respect of the other Trucial
i' is y us general insignificance, both as a man and as a ruler. In
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