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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [139v] (283/616)
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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g0 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.
His Highness the Sultan, in September, again sent his second son SaivM
o* ■ l * • Nadir to Semayil with two o -n^ ^
Small expedition against the Siabiyin. a t t i • QUe
^ brass from fort Jelah and the other
breech-loadiog one which was presented to him in 1905 by the French H*
had with him 30 Turkish soldiers of His Highness and 100 different tribesmen
from about Sib, which was used as the base for the operations and to which
Sir Saiyid Paisal himself paid a flying visit. The object of the expedition
was to cause the two small forts at Bidbid, which were built by Shaikh Seif.
bin-Mohsin, to be destroyed. When the Siabiyin heard of this expedition"
Shaikh Hamid-bin-4thim As Siabi and four followers left Nafah and went
to meet Saiyid Nadir in a friendly way at-Semayil. Saiyid Nadir, however
seized these men and held them as hostages, meanwhile ordering the Siabiyin
to raze the forts to the ground. This they did at once, and their Shaikh and
his followers were then liberated.
The late Wali Suleiman-bin-Suweylim built four forts near Zikki, two at
Karuth and two on Jabel Karun. These
Capture of Wo forts near Zikki by Bani Eiyam. were garrisoned by the Bani Euwahah
for His Highness the Sultan.
About 800 of the Bani Eiyam suddenly surprised the garrisons at Jabel
Karun, overpowered them, and captured the two forts. Shaikh Abdullah-
bin-Said El Khalili of the Bani Euwahah wrote offering His Highness to
proceed against the Bani Eiyam'—Bani Euwahah and Bani Kiyam being
hereditary enemies, and asked His Highness for supplies of food and monev.
His Highness accepted the offer and sent the supplies demanded and appointed
Muzzaffer-bin-Suleiman-bin-Suweylim as leader of the expedition. There
upon Shaikh Abdullah-bin-Said El Khalili refu ed ^co-operation, saying he
would never serve under the son of a slave, and the expedition ended in a
fiasco. Saiyid Nadir from Semayil attempted negotiations with the Bani
Eiyam but they also were devoid of result.
The Shaiks of the Siabiyin, Eahbiyin and Nidabiyin went to Sharkiyah
to see Shaikh Isa-bin-Saleh, to ask for
Shaikhs Of the Siabiyin and neighbouring t}ie protection of the Hinavi tribe against
tribes seek Shaikn Isa-bin-Saleh s protection i ^ T - r . , ji ex u •. c cl n d ' 1LJ ''«
against His Higimess. His HigJiness the Sultan, should the
latter proceed against them for not
having delivered up the murderers of the late Suleiman-bin-Suweylitn. Isa-
bin-Saleh promised them his support. The Sultan, however, had no idea of
equipping an expedition for that purpose.
Inter-tribal quarrels. —In April a quarrel arose between the two factions of
Bani Kahsib. -^ an ^ I^ahsib, a Ghafiri tribe of Jaalan,
three men were killed and five wounded.
Shaikh Saleh-bin-Yasir resigned the leadership of the tribe as the quarrel
arose over his suitability for the post. This temporarily caused the hostilities
to cease.
Two months later, however, a fresh quarrel arose in which six men were
killed. Shaikh Saleh then committed suicide by shooting himself. Shaikh
Abdullah-bin-Salim, the Amir of the Bani Bu AH, then seized and imprisoned
15 men of the Bani Eahsib and arranged a lasting peace among the tribe.
In May, two factions of the Jennebeh, at Sur—the Fawaris and the
Jennebeh. Arama—fought among themselves, k
Bania
Merchant of Indian extraction.
Seth Jeiram Kesowji was accident
ally wounded in the arm by a stray bullet. The Shaikhs of the Jennebeh com
pensated him by a payment of Es. 300 with the sanction of the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
,
who visited Sur for the purpose of investigating the matter.
His Highness the Sultan wrote to the Shaikhs of Jennebeh ordering the
two sections to make peace. The Shaikhs uf the Fawaris then came to Maskat
to see His Highness asking him to decide their quarrel with the Arama. They
accused Shaikh Said-bin-Sultan the Tamimah uf the Jennebeh of unduly
favouring the Arama. The Sultan then sent Hamid-bin-Hamad to Sur in
his yacht, the Nur-ul-JBahr, with written terms of peace which were accepted
by both the sections.
and 1 Ba U nT ahah 0wing to tlle old M 0 o d -feuds existing between these tribes, fighting
Eiyam, frequently took place between them during the year, in the neighbourhood of
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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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