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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎457] (499/733)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (364 folios). It was created in 1856. 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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WAHABEES.
457
bin Azafi, telling him plainly that the tribute originally required at his
hands was too small in amount, and directing him to pay an additional
sum; and when objections were raised, he hastened to ravage his
territories, seizing upon the fort of Mujces, and ruthlessly butchering
the whole of the garrison within it. Syud Humood made preparations
for resistance, but guided and influenced by the advice of the elders of
his tribe, rather than witness the horrid scenes of bloodshed and
slaughter that must inevitably have followed, had he with his poor
resources dared to encounter the powerful Wahabee, he made good the
tribute demanded.
This breach of faith was quickly succeeded by another.
In June 1845, before an answer had been received by His Excellency
Syud Soweynee from his father, the Imaum, pending the arrival of
which Syud bin Mootluk had pledged himself to refrain from hostilities,
he {Syud bin Mootluk) summoned the heads of the tribes to flock to his
standaid, with theii foices, and declared his intention to march upon
Muskat as early as possible.
A large army was speedily collected, and fears were entertained by
the Resident lest an attack should really be made upon His Highness'
dominions.
A strong naval demonstration was accordingly made off" the Batinah
Coast, and letters were addressed by Major Hennell to the Wahabee
Ameer, as well as to his Lieutenant in JBrymee, exhorting the former
to restrain his representative in Oman from such faithless proceedings,
and desiiing the lattei to desist from hostilities until he was possessed
of further advices fiom his superior, the Ameer. These measures
pio\ed successful, and were, moreover, responded to in a satisfactory
manner by the Wahabee. The storm blew over. His Excellency
Syud Soweynee engaged, in the name of his father, to disburse
annually the sum of 5,000 crowns as tribute to the Ameer; adding
thereunto on the present occasion the sum of 2,000 crowns, by way of
a piesent to Syud bin Mootluk. Peace was concluded, and the W^aha-
bee foices, after restoiing the fort of Mujees, so unlawfully taken,
withdrew from the Sohar territories.
The welcome accorded to Syud bin Mootluk, when first he arrived
at Brymee, that bade fair to be so lasting and firm, did not prove of long
duration.
His proud and arrogant behaviour quickly alienated the affections of
all the tribes in Oman. Chief after chief conceived a hatred against
him, and ranged themselves in opposition to his cause. Of the
maritime chiefs, one alone (the Chief of Amulgavine) remained staunch
to his side.
The Shaikh of the Naeem, a powerful clan, and Syud Humood bin

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The volume is Selections from the records of the Bombay Government , compiled and edited by Robert Hughes Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Political Department, New Series: 24 (Bombay: Printed for Government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1856).

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1 volume (364 folios)
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The volume contains an abstract of contents on p. iii, a detailed list of contents on pp. vii-xx, an alphabetical index on pp. xxi-xxvii, and a list of maps etc on p. xviii.

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Pagination: two separate pagination sequences are present in the volume. The first sequence (pp. i-xviii) commences at the first page and terminates at the list of maps (p. xviii). A second pagination sequence then takes over (pp. 1-688), commencing at the title page and terminating at the final page. Both these pagination sequences are printed, with additions in pencil, and the numbers are found at the top (left, right or centre) of each page.

The fold-outs in this volume were not paginated by the publisher. As a result, these have been foliated using the nearest page number. For example, the fold-out attached to p.51 has been numbered as 51A.

Pagination anomalies: pp. 15, 15A; 45, 45A; 49, 49A; 51, 51A; 531, 531A.

The following pages need to be folded out to be read: 15A, 45A, 51A, 327-328, 531A.

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