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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [15r] (38/558)
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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pelitloaX Agent and sought to lmpre8» upon him that the
insurrection wae a general Hinawi moYement for the purpose
ef dethroning the reigning Sultan "but that the tribes
desired nothing so much as the friendship and support ef
the British 0overnment® Another point of interest is that
Salih bin Ali admitted responsibility for any damage done
by his followers to the property of British subjeotSt
The looting which subsequently took plaee was
started by the levies of the Sultan and not by these ef the
rebels though when the latter found that they were to with
draw they did much wanton damage*
In 1896 Salih bin Ali was killed at the age of 75
after 25 years of opposition to the Sultans Turki and Faisal*
jfrom 1895 to 1898 our relations with Saiyid Faisal
were Tery strained largely ©wing to our want ef support of
him at the time of the rebellion. This period was also marked
by the rise ef French influence which however is a matter which
dees net •ffect this report.
From 1899 until his death in 1913 our relations
with Faisal were excellent.
In 1900 the name ef Isa bin Salih the son of the
eld rebel Salih bin Ali and the leader of the present
rebellion first appears.
To quote from the Ctasetteer 11 Isa ........ was a
dignified ascetic and bigoted character on whom in this
respect the mantle of his father Sheikh Salih bin Ali had
fallen".
In 1901 the family of Sheikh Salih bin Ali had a
share in the obstruction ef the first British expedition
which went under the auspices of the Sultan to examine the
eeal deposits in the hinterland behind Sur.
In the same year Isa bin Salih wrote a threatening
letter to the Sultan relating to the manumission of slaves.
In 1903 he continued the policy of his father
his intetion being according to the Gazetteer 9 to revive
the
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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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- '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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