'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎293] (335/733)

SHAIKHS OF OMAN.
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NAMES OF THE SHAIKHS OF OMAN;
THEIR TERRITORIES, POPULATION, AND REVENUES ;
as existing in the year 1854.
(Furnished to the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. by the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Shargah.)
ABOOTHABEE.
Shaikh Syud bin 1 ahnoon, Chief of Aboothabee, age twenty-nine
years; Shaikh Humdan bin Tahnoon, his elder brother, age twenty-
five years ; Sukkur bin Tahnoon, younger brother, age twenty-one
years.
Fighting men of Aboothabee 5,000. Revenue derived from pearl
fishery, &c. amounts yearly to 0,000 reals. The inhabitants engage in
the pearl fishery, and belong to the Malikee sect.
DEBAYE.
Shaikh Syud bin Butye, Chief of Debaye, age thirty-five years;
Shaikh Butye bin Butye, his brother, age twenty-six years. Relatives,
Juman bin Syud, age forty years; Syud bin Elian, age forty-two years!
Fighting men 1,000. Revenue that accrues to the chief 1,500 reals,
besides 2,000 derived from traffic in pearls. The inhabitants generally
engage in the pearl fishery, and belong to the sect of Malikees.
joasmees.
_ Sultan bin Suggur, Chief of the Kawasim (Joasmees), ao-e
eight}-fnc years, has sons,—Majid bin Sultan, age thirty-three years ;
Ibrahim bin Sultan, age thirty-one years ; Abdoolla, age thirty years •
Khalid, age twenty-one years ; Salim, age ten years ; Jassim, age eight
years, and Ahmed, age eight years.
Grandsons, sons of Majid bin Sultan,—Humeed bin Majid, a-e ten
years ; and Saeed bin Majid, age eight years.
Son of Abdoolla bin Sultan,—Humeed bin Abdoolla, age eight years.
Sons of Ibrahim bin Sultan,—Musharee, age fifteen years ; and
Rashid, age eight years.
Saleh bin Suggur, brother to the ruling chief, age fifty-four years.
Teintones owned by the chief, Mumzur, Khan, Leia, Shargah, Fasht
Heera, Himreeah, the island of Hamrah, Ras-ool-Khyma, Ramse, Shaan'
Burka, Dubba, Roole, Zidna, Buddeeya, Rooban, Khore Fukaun'
Kateef, Kureeyan, Sikumkum, Fnjeera, Soor-ool-Muknood, Ghulla and
Khore Kalba.