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'File 8/62 III PRINCIPAL SHAIKHS & TRIBES of OMAN.' [18r] (35/70)
The record is made up of 1 file (33 folios). It was created in 12 Jul 1950-20 Dec 1950. 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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EL IUJHIR.
- 10 -
Tlio Kathir is tlio principal tribe at Dhatar iDiatriot f in
trhich the Sultan naintain his sunr^Ksr retreat or capital at Salalah,
They also live in the Sonhan hills behind the Liao tar plain# They
nuaber about five thousand^ and possess about fifteen hundred
rifles# The Sultan has prohibited for nany years now the importa
tion of nor; rifles into this district # so that those that exist
must bo getting very old indeed# These people also carry daggers
and possess swords^ and there nacy he quite two thousand of each#
A few of the tribe are found in Muscat# Those in the plains are
cultivators and own excellent gardens of dates* grain and vegetables#
T7ator is good and plentiful* whilst the country gets the South West
Monsoon rains* and cattle thrive in the hills# In olden days a
flourishing industry was derived from the collection of frankincense
from the aap of the shrub w*hioh abounds on the plateau above the
hills# The nothor of ^.bus* the Sultan^ ten year old and only son*
cones from this tribe*
The tribe is divided into Baits (houses) each with its
Shaikhs and details have boon supplied by one of the Shaikhs as
under; -
Pla.ce Population
Rifles
Bait
•
Solalah
2*500
500
Rawwos
Cbar bin hlansur
and Abdul Aziz
bin ^hned*
(Tomimah of
the whole
tribe)
El Hafah
500
80
Shanafirah
Ahmed bin Bakhit
Lhaharij
200
mm
Iladhar
Seif bin Jahnoon
Salalah
500
50
El Marhun
Said bin Salim
Naqd
1,500
500
Kathir
Salim Tar.it ain*
They all belong to the lUncssri political faction but ore
too distant to enter into Cnan politics.
The Sultan seens to get on well with then* end their
attitude is friendly to the British* though shy and cautious on
first approach#
BSNI KHARUS.
The Beni Kharus is a peaceful and ccqparativ&3y civilised
tribe in. the centre of Oman proper, settled naindy at Eostak* Nakhl
and .rfwabij the capital# The tribe supplied the present Inara's
prodoejessorgandy on his assassination in 1920, his two sons Iciya
and Abdulla* then aged ton and eight* were taken charge of and have
been brought jap by the present Loan ever since# Yohya* who is Trninah
of the Beiii IvLjarus has been appointed Wali of Sanail by the loan* *
and has brother Wali of Nakhl* Xt is reported fron nany quarters
that* in 1 ^48 v.hen he itos undergoing a very severe attack of
dysentery* the loan summoned a najlis of all the Or.iani Siaikhs and
nominated Yahya as his successor* and got then all to sign a
doounent that thy’ would vote for him on lois demise. It is
believed in these quarters that the majority of the tribes are
stall of the same mind* and that the Sultan lias little hope of being
elected* .Apart fX 1 ou anything else the Omani tribes are exceedingly
indopended
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This file concerns the principal shaikhs and tribes of Oman. The bulk of the file consists of an account by 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. and Consul at Muscat entitled 'Notes on the Tribes of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman' (ff 9-33), which provides written summaries of each of the main tribes and tables with further details including principal settlements, estimated population, and estimated number of rifles.
The correspondence, which mainly consists of letters from 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. to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bahrain, discusses rumours that the Imam of Oman, during a spell of ill health in 1948, recommended his successor to an assembled group of leading tribal chiefs. Also discussed is the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] attempts to obtain the allegiance of the Omani tribal leaders, and his hope of persuading them to discard the Imamate altogether when the present Imam dies.
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- 1 file (33 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 35; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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.
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- 'File 8/62 III PRINCIPAL SHAIKHS & TRIBES of OMAN.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:34v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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