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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [63r] (136/558)
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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ringed artund t and the deep blue water ef the tiny land«» ^3)
-leoked harbour muJce a picture which nowhere in the Eaat eun
quite be paralleled. But Muscat ha© its vulnerable peint^
Just beyend the cerner ef a great proiaentery lies ite suburb
•f Matra 9 the centre af the date trade, en which the pert
chiefly lives, Matra is shielded by walls which have mere than
ence failed ts protect it ugaiust Bedouin freebooters. Henoe
the hasty arrival of British warships, the advont of Indian
troops, and the anxiety of the Buitan.
The whole problem of the rebellion revolves round
the question of dates. The SULTAN'S doninions look imposing
on the Map, but his behests have never been much heeded by the
truculent men inland, lie has often bo en held up to blackmail,
and has several times bought off threatened attacks on Matra
by draining his exiguous exchequer. On this occasion the
trouble is more serious. A new 91 Xisaia n has arisen and, with
the support of the son of the leader of a femer rebellion, has
•wept th® SULTAN 1 S garrisons and various little forts far from
the coast. The loss of these posiliens would not matter very
much; but the pretender has now gained possession of Semail,
the second town in Oman. Bemil stands in a spacious fertile val
valley which produces most ©f the dates for which Muscat Is
fsmous. If the SULtAM can not recover the valley he must soon
be practically ruined. Hitherto he has generally managed to
hold it, although his » army " numbers rather less than a
thousand mercenaries, chiefly Baluchis and men from
Hadramaut, who are supplemented on occasion by tribal levies.
This time he sent his son to defend the fort of Bemail, and for
some weeks a determined siege was stoutly resisted. Then the
ammunition of the defenders ran out, and the Buitan, heartog
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of their plight, started in his yacht for Sib to bring up
reinforcements. Before he could take effective measures, his so
son had by agreement evacuated Hsmail and was marching to the
coast* The valley of Bomail commands the approaches to Muscat
and Matra and the discomfited SUL7AK had hardly returned to
his [J
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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'
- Pages
- 62r:65r
- Author
- The Times
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