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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [13r] (34/558)
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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Chief of Koetaq who the following year seised the port of
l(aomt v ah but wae shelled out of it hy 11 Philomel %
In 1675 Turki found himself unable to oope with the
situation with whioh he mo faced and fled to gwiidar leaving
his capable brother Abdul As it mm hie Viceroy to put matters
right for him* with the f esiet-nee of ruilih*
At the end of the year when things were going better
Turki returned without giving notice to his brother and
seised some of the forts treating as on enemy the brother
who had done so muoh for him with the result that hence**
-forward we find Abd|cl Asi* in the ranks of his opponents*
Various rebellions took place during the next few
years which are not worthy of remark but in 1S83 wo find Balih
bin All onoe more preparing for a supreme effort to depose
Turki•
Though he put forward prominently the name of Abdul
Asis the brother of the Sultan it appears to have been his ^
intention to place Htmud bin Faisal a religious recluse* in
the eeat of authority*
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.
was given due warning and was
requested to move British subjects to a place of safety*
AS the Sultan was doubtful of his ability to defend
Muscat onoe more t*M British help was given to him and H « m * B *
• Philomel 11 assisted the defence with artillery fire with
the result that the rebel mov^aent was broken up*
In 1836 an explicit imounceraent was made to the
Chiefs of Oman that we would not permit attacks upon the
towns of Kusc^t and £iattrah 9 and th«t we would if necessary
expel the rebels if they occupied them and would replace
Baiyid Turki«
This was a personal guarantee to Baiyid Turki and
not applicable to his successors•
X would point out in passing that such a restrict
-tion though it sounds well on paper is in practice or indeed
on analysis of no value. Taking into consideration the
circumstances in Oman a guarantee of the nature onoe
*
giv«n
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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)
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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'
- 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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