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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [174r] (358/558)
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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The ball's next move was to cllect more men througJk
the walls ot the coast towns anl to senl a letter to Naslr
bin Rashll al Crhafirl asking ^or Ms help* The meesenser
fcoweve* \iUvO\V\v>ds took the latter to fc^Naslr bin Hashid al
Kharusi. This though quite unforssen turnsd out to be
exceedinsly fortunate♦ '"'he KharusJ. with exaggeratea. re-orts of
the force at Maanaah, and realising that if the Beni Crhaflr
joined In against him he st od a good chance of losing Kost&q f
wrote to the Ghafiri sheikh offering to make peace with
h5.m on any terms. He was certainly confirmed in his rlecision
by the fact that the Imam had been trying to rouse the tribes
against both Ahmed bin Ibrahim and the Sultan on the plea
of a Jehad, only to be met with excuse or direct refusal in
every case.
The terms lemanlel by the Benl Ghaflr were complete
immunity from all taxation by the Imam, anl the return of a
garden seized by the brother of the Imam, while In return they
promised not to attack the Imam. These terms were accepted by
the Imam.
In the meantime the defenders of Hazm, among whom
was Hamud bin Suleiman one of the Ghaflrl sheikhs, had been
suffrlna severely from lack of water, and had entexed toto
negotlatlonB .1th All bin Bll.l bin DMUr. ohlst U>. B.nl
Hln. Beotlon of tl.. be«.le.ri.. Th. Irtter «lo..4 tn. l ,f.nde.
to e et ..t.r unlor a ...1 unl.rt.Kln6 timt tn, «»»«» lone,
would not attack thM. «» baa.ls.r. .tin ho.ov.n oontlnu.d
to invest Hazm.
On the S8nd May sufficient men were collected
- in Kasnaah, and Ahmed bin Ibrahim taking with him some 300
men and amm,anition and stores advanced to Ha^m. He entered
the fort without encountering opposition, and from there
advance, to Shebeika, the nearest water supply which was held
by the Beni Hina. These fled at his approach to Hosheil ueld
by Nasir bin Rashld al Kharusi and the head of the falaj
this section of the
supplying Haz.ro, where tney in
. f whole fled to Hostaq
beseig rs also in their panic,
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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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- Title
- '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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