"دليل الخليج. مجلد I. القسم التاريخي. الأجزاء Iأ و Iب. ج.ج. لوريمر ١٩١٥" [‎٧‎٠‎٩] (١٧٨٢/٨٥٢)

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Ahmad-as-Sadairl, who had now apparently succeeded to the position of
Wahhabi agent at Baraimi formerly held by Sa'ad-bin-Mutlaq.
Other external relations of the Tracial Shaikhs, 1835-63.
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The Shaikh of Sharjah continued to display, as in earlier times, a
relentless animosity against the rulers of 'Oman; and in 1842 he even broke
off negotiations for a peace, otherwise advantageous to himself, with the
Shaikh of Abu Dhabi, merely because it would have entailed amicable
relations with the Saiyids of Masqat and Sohar. In 1849 he was con
templating an attempt to recover Khor Fakkan from Saiyid Thuwaini,
regent of Masqat, into whose hands it had fallen, as also had Ghallah ;
but he was for the moment dissuaded by the Wahhabi agent at Baraimi
and the Shaikh of Dibai. In 1850, supported—as has already been men
tioned—by his neighbours of Dibai, 'Ajman and Umm-al-Qaiwain,
Shaikh Sultan marched to the aid of Qais-bin-'Azzan of Sohar against
Saiyid Thuwaini; and Shinas, Ghallah and Khor Fakkan were quickly
taken and distributed between the allies, in whose possession they
remained for about a year. In 1851, on the appearance before Sohar of
Saiyid Sa^id in person, Shaikh Sultan was bought over to abandon
Qais to his fate. The army of the Saiyid, assisted by a contingent
from Dibai, then recovered Sohar and Shinas with little difficulty; but
Ghallah and Khor Fakkan appear to have remained in the hands of the
Sharjah Shaikh, who thus profited by the war to the extent of regaining
his lost possessions in Shamailiyah.
Some of the Trucial Shaikhs continued to follow with interest the
fortunes and disputes of their Arab kinsmen settled on the Persian
littoral; but they were generally restrained by the influence of the
British Political Resident from active interference upon that side. In
1835 the Shaikh of Umm -al-Qaiwain was withheld from sending help
to the A1 'Ali of Charak, his ancestral dependents ; and in 1837 the
Shaikh of Sharjah was similarly prevented from supporting the people
of Tavuneh against those of Charak.
There was occasional friction between the Ka'ab Shaikh of Persian
'Arabistan and the Shaikhs of Trucial 'Oman, The seizure of a Ka'ab
subject by Qasimi pirates in 1838, together with the steps taken in
connection with it by the British authorities, has been mentioned in a
previous paragraph ; but this affair, though the victim was among the
wealthiest and most valued of Shaikh Thamir's supporteis, gave use to
Relations
with the
Saiyid of
Masqat.
Relations with
the Arabs of
the Persian
Coast.
Relations with
the Shaiktr. of
the Ka 'ab in
Persian
'Asabistan.