'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [19r] (46/558)
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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* This rsilutihle vuppert of ^&iih hir* Jili m~» retained
by the SuXUs-tt ei&y till vhfcii he feXifenatod it hy shewing
favour «* Said his* All a rival uU«ikh of the Hirth &nct the
oatastiaphe irais was not long delayed. «
r xhti l>uXfcHn bto\;H'*riCrn ibBfe and played on the whole a
a less cottspi&u&u& am; ouoo^Sttful part in reoonclling trioal
ditl&r*m*s& tlmn Ma subject aalih bin Ui 9 or the quasi-rebel
Ibrahiw bin ^aaia ohiei of Kontaq*
At Ign&th in tho begiimxng of loiy 1911 at tha invi-
•tation of 3alih bin All tlu* Bultau 9 who Uaa ehomi a repsreh&na*
«iblo apathy in the mtt«r xnterv&ned.*
in iS9& after th$ rebellion th($ British GoYarmaerrc ex-
*t$ndo4 to Baiylu Valval th«r ^arantfeft given to his father that
they would not allocs attackes to be made upon Mu«oat or Mattrah
whatever diffemoes the aultan i&ight have with his tribes and a
notifioation to that efteot me given to the chiefs of the tribes
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1% my be noted that althougli we have on eaoh oooaeion
m. adc; reference xo the ports ol irueoat and Mattrah alone we
have in aotual xaot extendi the prinoiple throu. hout to all the
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porte of the Batineh ooaet and also to Kur>at A at whieh are
resident Biitieh eub^eote* thus staintalniug tor the Sultan hie
control of the entire ooaet line from Kuryat northwarde* "
jraisal*e ad&iinietration later made some improvement and
he obtained poseeeriion of various plaoee notably Kiawah in the
interior* On hie death in 1914 Major kno* the rolitioal Agent
of the time wrote of hi» * He was undoubtedly a weak ruler but
hie pleasant genial manners and aooeseibility won hisa some
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popularity 11 k the neutral result in a place like Muscat was
ohaoa in the admnistxation**•
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I'he neutral ord^r of tnliige in the history of un^
•oivilieed er semi^oivilised oountries whether European or
Oriental is for weak dynasties of this nature to be overcame by
sazts more virile line which arises*
Hid hp
in Musoat this tendency would be even stronger
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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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