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'File 8/62 III PRINCIPAL SHAIKHS & TRIBES of OMAN.' [19r] (37/70)
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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indopcndent nijadod, and the treaty of Sib in 1920 established in
their vierj their ocuplete independence of the Sultan^ and it soeaa
unlikely that they yiH roadiiy forego this by voting him in os
their Lna»^ or Ijy agreeing to any measure which will restore the
Sultan* s jurisdiction#
In 1948 when many other Shaikhs visited the Sultan, one
old Shaikh of this tribe, Khalfan bin Othnnn, another close friend
of Ihnod bin Ihratiir.i, the Minister for Interior, cane to Muscat,/
and neither he nor his brother have ever visited Muscat or net the
Sultan® J /
The tribe as a whole is not numerous and its members arc
employed mostly in tending camels and in cultivation*
EL NiJBl (including 41 bu Shamis)*
The Naim tribe was formerly the most numerous and powerful
tribe of the central portion of the Oman promontory partly nomadic
and partly settled in both True ini and Sultanate Cfcvan* A branch
of the tribe also migrated to Bahrain and Qatar generations ago*
The Na*im cxe divided into two main sub-divisions,
i*l bu Xharaiban and id. bu Shomis#
For years the tribe has been tom by internal dissension
and both their influence and population are now much depleted*
The total strength of the bedouin end settled portion of
the tribe in Sultanate Oman, that is in Ihahirah district and the
somewhat disputed Jau tract in which the buraimi Oasis lies, and
which is regarded by the No.*in os they headquarters, night be about
five thousand, mustering perhaps two thousand riflesj but they
could never be regarded as one force. Settled in undisputed
Sultanate torritozy are perhaps two thousand, with about eight
hundred rifles®
Of these the 41 bu Shanis division has altogether broken
away from the Naim and may for all practical purposes bo regarded
as a separate tribe, with their headquarters also in the Buraimi
area.# A bedouin section under Shaikh Mohamad bin bin Hahmah
lives around Senoinah and Qabil, south of Buraini# A settled
portion, under Shailch Lashid bin Hamad al Shamis lives in Haxoasah
near Buraimi, whilst another section, who unlilce the others, are
Hinowis, is settled around Dhank (Dhahirah district) under Sha.ikh
Mator bin Salim aJL Azisi*
The bedouin section of the Al bu Shanis could muster about
four hundred rifles ( ; the other sections are negligible* Their
total, population may bo one the usand# Tlic Multan clains influence
over the -t'd. bu Shamis and has stated that '10 pays then annual
allowances and fines them for disturbances or disorders oocuring in
their territory# There is no evidence of either payments or fines
in recent years, and it is doubtful if in fact the Sultan or Imam
/the Oman axaroiso ary control, and^/tribe is virtually independent,
though at least portions are settled in undisputed Sultanate
territory (i*o* Ehanlc)# Shaikh Mohammad bin Salim bin Eahmah is
believed to hove visited the Sultan in 1948 and to have offered to
place himself and his follower's at his disposal for Rs# 25#000/-
(m, T» Dollars 10,000;, The Srltan seems to have been unimpressed
and to nave sent him a-.,*ay wdth a present of M#T. Dollars 500/-
(Dupoes 1 , 250 ),
Hth .*.***
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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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- IOR/R/15/6/244
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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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