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'File 8/63 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SHIHUH TRIBE.' [10r] (19/56)
The record is made up of 1 file (26 folios). It was created in 1930. 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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Traditionally, the shihuh, of all tribes , are said
to have been boastful of their loyalty to the sons of
Sa^d bin buitan i.e. the Albu Sa*id uynasty, and rn the
Oman UiVil war some 16 years ago towards the end of Sultan
Faisals reign, Shihuh elements fought at hidbid under the
Muscat banner.
Of late years however the Muscat ties would seem to
have beenweaicening. Three factors have contributed to this.
(1) the passing of the old native form of trovernment
regime in Muscat itself - the patriarchal form that
preceded the council of state - when tribal sheiichs
periodically visited the Kuler, a personal ruler, and came
away with ‘bahta* ( present of rice <sc coffee & money,
perhaps of ammunition if the Sheikh had a war in hand at
the time).
ui) a changing
qawasim
One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima.
situation which has strucJc at the
roots of the mutual identity of interests.
(ill) a realigning of shihuh. sentiment towards the
iruci&l side; for the resentment to foreign activities, a
natural condition of mind in the rude shihuh, find the
xrucial spirit, recently exemplified in the unaccommodating
attitude towards K.A.F. activities, more m accord with its
own
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This file concerns the Shihuh tribe of Oman. It mostly consists of notes on the tribe produced by Bertram Sidney Thomas, Wazir Minister. to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, which are enclosed in a letter addressed to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The notes include the following: a preliminary note on Shihuh politics, a list of villages and their chief personalities (with an illustrative sketch map), a diary of a trip taken by Thomas from Muscat to Khasab (4 January-10 March 1930), translations of letters from Shihuh shaikhs, and a summary of the present situation. Preceding Thomas's letter and notes are a series of excerpts on the tribe from former British officials and other sources.
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- 1 file (26 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 28, 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-27; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/6/246
- Title
- 'File 8/63 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: SHIHUH TRIBE.'
- Pages
- 7r:17v, 23r:27v
- Author
- Financial Advisor to the Sultan of Muscat xx Financial Adviser to the Government of Muscat xx Wazir of Muscat
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