"ثورة مسقط، في الفترة من أبريل ١٩١٧ إلى يناير ١٩١٨، واستُأنفت في الفترة من أبريل ١٩٢٠ إلى أكتوبر ١٩٢٠" [و‎‎٢‎٣‎٠] (٥٥٨/٤٧٢)

for the produce of the garlenn, that they would have to
take into consideration when fixing the price of the contract
that they would have to pay the extra zakat.
There Is little doubt that the Omanls are
rather agitated over the maatter. Omanl dates are however
beginning to come In, and the penal zakat Is being levied.
News has just come In of the murder at Nakhal
of of Saif bin Hamad al Kindl, the Imam's qazi of Nakhal , and
his wife, Salf was nearly 100 years old and had been qazl of
Muscat in the times of SayId Turk! and SayId Faisal. Just
before the rebellion he had however resigned his post and on
Its outbreak joined the Imam, Some two years ago he had been
Instrumental in causing the removal and finally the murder by
the Imam and his brother of the Sheikh of Nakhal, The brother
of the murdered sheikh, Khalfan bin Tkanaiyan succeeded but
was driven out by the Imam's brother and took refuge in the
Sultan^ territory. Sail bin Hamad then practically became the
Imam 1 s "mutamid" in Nakhal.nit is not difficult to suspect
who is behind the murder. A remarkable fact about the occurren |
-ce is that it was done openly at night in the middle of the
town, the populace remaining quite apathetic. All the goods
of the murdered man were then loaded on donkeys and taken off.
This murder may have interesting developments.
On the 16th July one Majid bin Shaikhan Ismail!
the man in charge of the property confiscated l/y the Wall of
Muttrah by the Imam was murdered.
political Agent, Muscat.
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