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Muscat, which they had conqueredhy May ol 1850, and a truce was then conclude
with Muscat. In November 850. however Shargah, Abu Dhabi, and th e r !-
Nairn of Baraimi were again allied against the Wahabis In 1851, Abu Dhabiln
Shargah having reached an understanding (one result of which was to makeDet;
draw closer to the Wahabis), Abu Dhabi assisted Bahrein against the Wahabi Amit
f
Expedition of Ahdulla bin Feisal to Oman, 1852.
77. Towards the end of 1852 the Wahabi Amir despatched his son, Abdulla to
Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . Abdulla is stated to have come " in the character of arbiter and
redresser of wrongs suffered by his people^ (the Sheikhs) in Oman at the hands
of Muscat." He established himself at Baraimi, supported by an imposing fore, e
and called upon all the maritime and inland Sheikhs to attend him. All the
maritime Sheikhs responded to this summons with the exception of Debai, who sent
Bo Se i. his uncle to represent him, but explained to the Resident that he was opposed to
XXIV. 232, the presence of Wababis in Oman. Shargah, anxious to injure Muscat, lent his
359, 496, fullest support to the Wahabis and urged an attack on the Batineh, Abu Dhabi
507, 520. thereupon adopted an opposite couise, intimated that he would not be prepared to
co-operate personally in such a policy, and disbanded most of his forces.
The Resident and the Wahahis, 1852—1853.
78. Meanwhile, the Resident was anxious to renew the maritime truce concluded
for 10 years in 1843 and' called upon the Trucial Sheikhs to attend him for this
purpose. The Trucial Sheikhs other than Debai were all at Baraimi, and Ummal
Qaiwain, in particular, " in seeking permission to return to his port for the purpose
of meeting the Resident, had some degree of restraint imposed on his actions,"
Shar^ah also alleged that he was detained at Baraimi. He was instructed in reply
to proceed forthwith to the coast. The Resident informed the Wahabi Commander of
his extreme surprise that any circumstances whatever should induce him to prevent
the Sheikhs from obeying his call, and a warship was sent tu patrol the Trucial
a -f ytt Coast. These measures proved effective, the Sheikhs repaired to the Resident, and
No xxiv on the 4th May 1853 signed as independent rulers the.Perpetual Maritime Truce at
pp. 252-3. Shargah.
Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. in 1854.
79. A report from the Resident in 1854 remarks that the Trucial Sheikhs "are
Bo. Sel. independent, but acknowledge the feudal supremacy of the Wahabi ruler whenever
XXIV, 292. his own power, or their dissensions, may place him in a position to exercise it,
Their chiefs are expected to afford military aid in his expeditions and to fuinisli
supplies to his troops when present, as in the case of the garrison at Baiaimi in
Oman. The territorial possessions of the maritime chiefs are confined to tie
inhabited spots on the sea coast and may be said to be bounded by the wa so
their towns and the date gardens in their immediate vicinity. . . . The maritime
tribes are closely related to the nomad tribes in the interior, over whom the c ies
of the former exercise a limited control." Shargah, Debai and Umm ai Qaiwain
are described at this time as belonging to the Wahabi sect.
Decline in Wahabi Influence in Oman, 1854.
80. But despite the imposing character of the Wahabi mission to ^ ma 1 u ^ 11 ^ • /
the power of the Wahabi Agent at Baraimi had by 1854 fallen to a owl)
Lor. I, 726. '* Having no longer any material force at his command he was reduced to man ^ ^
his position by petty intrigue and playing off one^ Sheikh agamst ano e
1854 he was reported to be exercising a restraining influence on the aia -
5 a, 22.9.54." ^ ut in the following year he vyas involved in intrigues against arga
2 a, 6.6.55. that year the Nairn of Baraimi suggested to the Resident that _ pYnlained
should be used for the expulsion of the Wahabis. '! he Resident, me1 -' 1 • lterI1 al
Lor. I 727. ^at the policy of Government was now one of non -intervention 1
affairs, and himself merely continued to avoid, as his predecessors ia .
1840, direct communication with or recognition of the Wahabi represen ^
81. In 1855-56 the Chief of Abu Dhabi was expelled from bis ^ ^
appealed to the Amir to instruct his Agent in Oman to assist
assistance of the Agent the ex-Sheikh re -established himself in Abu