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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [240r] (492/558)
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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Brief «urYey of causes and history of the rebellion
the Oman tribes under the leadership of their elected i
Sheikh Salira bin Kashid al Khar us i till 1915.
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A perusal of any history official or othrwise ol
Muscat and Oman will show for several hundred years
examples of »evolutioiv*. anarchy and murder alwost un-
-paralleled even in Arabian history. Since the expulsion
of the Portuguese however there has been, except during
the periods of Persian or Wahabi domination, a ruler
combining spiritual and temporal authority,/acknow-
-ledged nominally by all thatribes. According to the
Ibadhi sect of islam such an Imam al Muslimin must be
b, th. people, .»! «.r. 1. ..
though often th. .on of tn. d.~l Imm .»• .o «wt«l .•
Imam.
With the acceeeion to the iasaiaate of Ahmed Alh
Saldl, the founder of the present dynasty, the sys
8e ems to have changed and the rulers of Muscat and Oman
eucceeded as a dynasty without the formality of election
as Imam. This definite depart^
"^WwC^'b^ elected Xma.. the latter retained
the title of Imam till his death, but no temporal peer.
The rule of Sultan and of his son Said which
lasted from about 1790 till ie8« marked the growtn
of 8 ea power, foreign con.uosts, the meet important of
which was aamibar, and the removal of the capital from
4 +>,<. interior to Muscat on the coast, and
Rustaq in the interior ^
foreign treaties and interference, almost entire y r
the removal of the capital to the coast cut off from
, nt'ttpd by some as the beginning o.
the interior has been statea oy
. , &TjrAii over the interior,
the loss of hold by the oultans
iS^iix^ove. This is however open to
and as such/an
^nVtuhle that the Su Uan knew
Question. It is «ore probable
xa hoce better to control with outside power
they could hope
^ . rifiwil _ they obtained from their sea
and thiSi icutside power t y
power and their foreign possessions. It
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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