'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎780] (935/1782)

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Rebellion
renewed in
Sbamailiyah,
1876.
Abortive
insurrection
at Fujairab,
1879.
Claim of the
Saltftn if
'Omftn ti
Pujairab,
1879. ,
Successful
insurrection
at Fuiairab,
1879-80.
British
intervention,
1880-81.
780
Not Ion 0, afterwards, in consequence of the Shaikh of Sharjah's
representative at Dibah having' imprisoned twelve Sharqiyin of Gharaifah,
another combination was formed between the Sharqiyin and the Shihuh,
who closed the nearer passes; and the Qawasim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. were again besieged in
on this occasion sent 50 men with provisions and
ho had been
al of H .M.S,
Dibah. Shaikh Salim — — — j
munitions of war by sea to Dibah; and some prisoners w
taken were despatched by boat to Sharjah. On the arrivs
"Arab " at Dibah the fighting there ceased ; but in the meanwhile a force
of 800 Qawasim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. had arrived from the direction of Shinas and taken
a fort at Gharaifah, killing 36 and capturing 30 of the rebels. It was
suspected that these troubles in Shamailiyah had been fomented in the
interests of Masqat.
In the spring of 1879 the people of Fujairah rose against and expelled
one Sarur, who had been set in authority over them by the Shaikh of
Sharjah, and replaced him by a certain Marzuq. At the same time they
sent a deputation to Sharjah to inform the Shaikh of their proceedings ;
but Shaikh Salim, instead of being appeased by this step, confined
the members of the deputation, sent a land force against the fort of
Fujairah, which was recaptured and garrisoned with Baluch, and even
transported some prisoners to the island of Hu Musa. An allegation
by the Fujairah malcontents that the Shaikh had attacked them by sea
with the help of their outside enemies was clearly shown to be false.
Upon this Hamad-bin-'Abdullah, the headman of Fujairah and
apparently the most active of the insurgents, made his escape to Masqat,
where he arrived in April, and invited the Sultan of 'Oman to take
Fujairah for the future under his own protection. Discussions between
the Sultan and the British authorities followed, in which Saiyid Turki at
hrst claimed sovereignty over Fujairah ; but eventually he admitted the
la )i i.v o the place to pay tribute to Sharjah and onlv argued against
oppressive interference there by the Qasimi Shaikh in local matters. In
; his correspondence the curious fact was elicited that Saiyid Turki had
J ? document to the Shaikh of Sharjah containing an
tZZ ^ ^ the COast from Kllor Kalba 1:0 Sharjah, with
aore J p t J 6 * 0611 r K} l asa,) ' belonged to the Qawasim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ; but this
his a C oP KR ;n e 0,1 the g rou nd that it was executed before
render' 0 , .Sultanate and that it was conditional upon the
never pe^oLed 8erV1CeK by the Qasimi Shaikl1 which the latte1, ha(1
^a\.^Iftte d ld n tt I KfQ renm i n UniU6t t OTl>e<1 PO^on of
'Abdrllah havfnJ Jf i f 18S0 Hama4-bin-
raaimer, headed (Wll'™''.- ro ' u Masqat by eea but in a peaceable
were driven U f ^ing at Fujairah in which the Qasimi garrison
The on f a l06S 0f ei ^ ht men killed -
connection wi'ih Shan^T^ 11 ^^ 11 ^! 0 - 0 ^ niari ^ me peace which arose in
being a matter of o^nplf a airs 111 187(5 an(l again in 1880 is noticed,*
Hem -aro k " importance, in the history of Trucial 'Oman.
Here we are only ^P 01 ^ 3,1106 * in the history of Trucial 'Oman,
having been discoura ^fl * j 0 -, 0 )Se . ne ^at in 1881 the Shaikh of Sharjah,
0 f Fujairah by sea fpT 1 , v/' 1 ! 18 011 8' ina l wish to undertake the recovery
— / back upon a second set of demands, m., that he
• Vtde page 724 ante.