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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [226r] (464/558)
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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four hours.
Sheikh Isa's move is an «ffort to retain power In
the name o^ an Imam for himself. He knows well enough that were
the Sultan's authority reestahlished, witn the collapse of the
rebellion he would sink "bo tue status of a petty sheikh even
if worse did not befall him. He was enabled to secure the
nominal election of an Imam because of the small delay and
because the local government could not show any power. He has
actually I believe only fifty men with him, but the loc^l
government have not one upon whom they can rely.
Still even now Isa^ difficulties are far from over
The Imam whom he has nominated is Muhammed bin Abdullah al
Khalili, chief of the Bani Ruwaha, a Hinawi tribe, and the
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father in law oi Isa himself. Whether the Ghafiri faction will
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Lum^Cuacknowledge is quite a different matter, especially aa he
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fv^is so intimately connected with Isa. Even if they should it
^>Ut%iil be a very different Imamship from the last. The Kharusi
was elected as the result of an elaborate ^y every sheikh in
Oman personally canvassed by the famous blind Skeikh al Salimi
with every factor, religious enthtiisiasm and the oppression
and misgovernment of Faisal behind him. Everybody knows that
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this is a dynastic effort on Isa^ part, and is purely a
fot/' patchwork where the other was a well woven garment. It may be
i/ regarde with complete indifference, and most of Oman will
vdesert him with the increase of the Sultan's power.
It was for this reason that when I realised that
the local government's game would not succeed ior the moment
that I suggested that I should go to India for a few days to
settle up the long overdue question of the Sjiltan. My attitude
towards the events of the last fortnight has been one of
complete indifference, as this is the obvious one it being a
case of heads I win tails you lose. The Sultan f s people could
have their fling on their own, and if it had come off it woula
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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
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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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