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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [84r] (172/616)
The record is made up of 1 volume (304 folios). It was created in 1907-1911. 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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political
residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
for 1906-1907.
57
CHAPTER VII.—ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE MASKAT
POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
FOR THE YEAR 1906-1907.
i.—oman politics.
The official year of 1906-1907 would have been a comparatively uneventful
one for Oman as regards internal complications had it not been for a serious cala
mity which overtook His Highness the Sultan towards its close, and deprived
him of his strongest and most influential supporter. Before describing this dis
aster and the circumstances connected therewith, the earlier events of the year
may be briefly discussed.
At the time of writing last year's report, the troops raised by the Sultan's
General Sulaiman bin Suwailim for the
Revolt of the Bam Riyam. purpose of quelling the revolt of the Bani
Riyam were in occupation of the fort of Ziki, hoping and waiting for the arrival
of re-enforcements which would render them strong enough to capture the village
of Birkat-ul-Mauz. These hopes were not realised, but, late in May, Sulaiman,
aided by treachery on the part of some of his enemies, managed to oust the Bani
Riyam from the hamlet of Bait-us-Salit near Ziki to which is attached an extensive
date plantation, and to occupy it himself without an engagement. This success
satisfied the aspirations of His Highness for the time being, and the operations
thereupon terminated. Upon the arrival of the news in Maskat His Highness
released his prisoners, dressed his flagstaffs, and fired a salute of 21 guns in honour
of his victorious General. On June 20th Sulaiman, having made the final arrange
ments for peace which included the stationing of 30 'Askaris as garrison in Bait-
us-Salit, arrived at Maskat, and was further complimented by a personal salute of
13 guns.
As a result of this rising desultory warfare, comprising a few minor raids
and occasional murders, was carried on between the Bani Riyam and the Bani
Ruwahah until the end of the official year.
In June an attempt was made by 40 men of the Ya'aribah tribe, acting
ostensibly on behalf of the Sultan, to capture
Attempted capture Of the fort of h M »m. t he foit of Hazam from Saiyid Said biu
Ibrahim, His Highness's brother-in-law, in whose possession it had remained quietly
for some years. This party, having bribed one of the door-keepers, obtained an
entrance through the outer gate, but before they could push on the defenders suc
ceeded in closing the inner defences and they were repulsed with a loss of five killed.
Said bin Ibrahim, who at this time was on a visit to the Batinah Coast, executed
the offending door-keeper on his return ; and also put to death four men of the
Ya'aribah tribe who were in residence at Rustaq and upon whom suspicion fell of
having been implicated in the attack. Two months later the Ya'aribah raided
Hazam in revenge for these executions, burning a few huts and killing one in
offensive villager ; and it was rumoured subsequently that Said bin Ibrahim in
tended to plunder the Batinah Coast with the excuse of tracing the perpetrators
of this outrage. Nothing further took place however, partly owing to Said's atten
tion having been claimed by other matters.
Early in the year the Shu'aibiyin ( ), a Hinavi tribe inhabiting
Rendition of the fort of Kaihat to h. h . the Kalhat, a port some 12 miles north-
^ ultaI1 - west of Sur, owing to trouble^with the
Bani Jabir of Taiwi, another port 8 miles to the north-west, built a fort for the
protection of their village. Shaikh Abdullah bin Salim, the Tamimah of the
■Bani Bu Ali, objected to this on account of the existing alliance between the
Shu'aibiyin and his enemies the Bani Bu Hasan, and the Saltan at his request
ordered the fort to be destroyed. Further disputes however caused it to be rebuilt,
3147 b. d—2-3 i
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The volume contains Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for 1905-1906 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1907); Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1906-1907 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1908); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1907-1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for April-December1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year Ending 31st December 1909 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911); and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1910 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911).
The Reports contain reviews by 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. and chapters on each of the consulates, agencies, and other administrative regions that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. . The Reports contain information on political developments, territorial divisions, local administration, principal tribes, British personnel and appointments, trade and commerce, naval and marine matters, communications, judicial matters, archaeology, pearl fisheries, the slave trade, arms and ammunition traffic, medical matters and public health, oil, notable visitors and events, meteorological data, and related topics.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 306 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 40, 261.
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