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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [12r] (32/558)
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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ruled well if too firmly for th« tuate of the inhabitante of
Muscat and Kattr&h.
the Oa»ette«r states * Such leaderehip and many
resolutions as his had net been witnessed at Masqat since
since the days of Bui tan bin Ahaednoor had he he^n approached
by either of his immediate predecessors in energy ot deter-
-aination to rule* He had many disadvantages to contend
against not the least being the character of the associates
by whom he was carried into power and the dissensions that
prevailed among then but as his authority became consolidated
Mft.influence of religious fanaticism in his eouncils decline
ed, tt «•«•••« But for the refusal of British recognition the
consequent loss of the ^ansiibar subsidy and the release mt
by the British Ooreriiment of his mont dangerous rival Turki
it is possible that Asxan might nevertheless have surmount
ed all his difficulties and reduced Oman for a time at
least to the semblance of a well ordered monarchy* *
TurKi however succeeded in wresting the power from
Assan who was killed in the struggle*
the two great factions of Oman are the Hinawi and
the Ohafiri and it was to the latter section that Turki
owed his success*
It may be noted that to one or the other of these
two factions belong all the tribes of (Man*
The Hinawi Have been responsible for all risings
in the past and it is the fact that the present insurrection
represents the whole of the interior of Oman and not only
the Hinawi section which marks it as being different from
those of which have previously occurred*
fo resume: Mislead by a report of the death of
Turki in 1874 %lih bin Ali made a bid to place the son of
As«an on the throne; arrangements were made by the British
Oovemment to support Turki but the latter bought off his
enemies*
Among those who Joined the rebellion was the
Chief
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (270 folios)
- Arrangement
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'
- Pages
- 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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