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'Muscat Rising, from April 1917 to January 1918 & resumed from April 1920 to Oct 1920' [244r] (500/558)
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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5
the dictates of religion* The two inoet iiaportant points
demanded hy the Sultan were the return of the Semail forts
and the recogni/Ttion of his teaiporal supremacy in Oman. These
were cetegorioally refused hy the Omanis who demanded that
the Sultan should reform his government according to their
ideas, that they should be given subsidies, arms and so on.
Ho reconciliation was possible and the negotiationc
were broken off.
m
IProm this date till 1918 no further steps were take
towards a settlement# The Imam backed up by the two great
chiefs Sheikh lea bin ^alih al Harithi head of the Hinawi
confederation and Sheikh Hamiyar bin i^asir al Nabhani head of
or
the Ghafiri confederation consolidated his power in the interj
On the other hand the Sultans government sank from bad to
worse, because involved in hopeless debt and reached an
unparalleled degree of ineptitude.
In March 1918 during the absence of the Sultan
four relations of Sheikh Isa's came down into Muscat and
were seized by Saiyid fladir who was acting for the Sultan
and imprisoned. This resulted in letters from Sheikh Isa to
the Sultan and the Political ^gent asking for their release.
The Sultan in return Insisted on the return of the valuable
gardens seized by the QsaniSj and 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.
declined to interfere except on these lines and the matter
was dropped.
*
In the mean time 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.
Ma^or Hawortf
had realised the imperative necessity of taking drastic
measures to preserve the Sultan's government on the coast
from complete financial and actual collapse, and a loan to
nay off the Sultan's deists and arrangements to obtain the
services of ftn <»-#tT(«nr»ial Customs official -eten, made.
Our victories in the great war now made the
occasion a suitable onefor again approaching the ftnanis witt
a view to a settlement and 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.
Major Haworth
addressed a very strong letter to the leaders in March l9 l9
c Onside**ftK1 «
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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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