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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [11r] (30/558)
The record is made up of 1 volume (270 folios). It was created in 25 Apr 1917-26 Oct 1920. 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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Til# s«ot te which they "belong isj the Ib-i^hl $ and
pn* of the Qhl«f dogn^a of thdlr faith in that an laaaate i« not
a nec#««i/ty l»ut that wheti oircu»«t**io«ii ^hioh
. the dignity
ita existanof^^Hsr is» elective nnd not horeditaxy#
^or most of it® exiotenae Cisan hnu boen ruled by la*
but during th# X«».Bt ©mutuary fow of the rulers have had
the neo^B^ary r&Xi^iou^ ^u&lifioatiottHi to fill th^ po^t*
It my be noted in paoaing that the na»e of Eultsua
is of British Maufaoturo imd in pruotitaXXy a.^known among
Ooan aubjeote who int^TiuhX^ too^' refor to their ruler ae
* the Saiyid w the me^ib^re of hie f atiV hr^n^hee being
known a» • Saiyid ® •
We have alwaya adi4itt«jd the fact that the sultan**
«ate i<f not a hereditary but an elective dignity and indeed
until the neeeeeion of th« present Hultcm Baiyid Taimur we
have eeeured ourfselTeo of th^ fact that the rulers wae aooept~
•able to hie people before according hia recognition#
On the aoceeeion of th^ present ruler our hand^
were foroed for we had already ooml ited oureelfee beforehiind
to the aesietanoe of Saiyid Faisal* hi*? father# against whoa
the tribes had risten and thus we could not do otherwise than co.
continue that support to Me representative who took over the
reins of govex^nsient •
I hare referred to the Mstorioal eequ noe of this
revolution and I txmt that the following account will show
the correotne^e of this statement*
In 1868 AsftS&a bin ^ais, a Member of the Boetaq
branch of the ruling fai»iXy t the AX bu Said # to which all
Sultan sxnoe 1744 have belonged, eei&ed the throne fro* the
parricide Sultan Hali&u
A^asan* w t^o chief supporters were Salih bin Ali
el Harithi and sa f id bin Xhalfmn el !!halili# I'he chief leader
and instigator of the present riai-ig is the oon of the former,
Isa and an important menber is the son of th^ latter*
Assan was declared 1mm and for his short r&gn
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Correspondence concerning the uprising of the tribes from the interior of Oman against the Sultan of Muscat [Taymūr bin Fayṣal]. Topics discussed include:
- A survey of causes and history of rebellion of the Omani tribes under their elected Imam until 1915;
- The Ibadhi sect of the Omanis.
- Agreements between the Sultan's government and the Bani Ghafir;
- The Indian Army garrison at Muscat and Muscat Levy Corps;
- Co-operation between Indian and Muscat Customs Departments;
- British ships at Muscat including HMS Britomart and HMS Clio;
- A report on the situation and requirements at Muscat by Major Lionel Berkely Haworth, October 1917;
- A statement showing the estimated income of the Sultan of Muscat and his recurrent expenditure together with a statement of his debts, 1917;
- Proposed meeting at Sib between the 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. , Muscat and the sheikhs of Oman.
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- 1 volume (270 folios)
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There is an index page at the front of the file.
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the first cover and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A second foliation sequence is also present between ff 4-269; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/1/436
- Title
- 'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:3v, 3ar:3av, 4r:54v, 55v:58v, 58Ar, 58Av, 59r:61v, 65v:69v, 71r:160v, 161v:198v, 198ar:198av, 199r:260v, 261v, 263r:271v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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