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'Persian Gulf Gazetteer. Part I. Historical and Political Materials. Précis of Nejd Affairs, 1804-1904' [‎20] (28/68)

The record is made up of 1 volume (34 folios). It was created in 1904. 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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and informed Government by telegraph that his visit had been *' satisfactorily
concluded, and our relations are now quite friendly."
XXIII —Differences between the Sultan of JVTaskat and Amir of
Nejd. 1864-1865.
77. Colonel Pelly visited Maskat on his way to Bombay in April 1865. He
elicited by his enquiries that the differences between the Maskat and Wahabi
States had a tow-fold aspect :—first, the rebellion of the heredtary Chief of
Rostack, who had thrown off his allegiance to Maskat, and declared fealty to
the Wahabi Amir; secondly, and principally a demand on the part of the
Wahabi Amir for an increased rate of annual tribute from the Sultan, com
bined with a threat of invasion in case of non-compliance.
78. The Sultan of Maskat expressed his willingness to abide by any
arrangement which Colonel Pelly mi<?ht suggest. There was reason to fear
that the quarrel had gone too far to render mediation of any effect, but it
was clearly the only remedy which could be attempted. Colonel Pelly accord
ingly wrote to the Chief of Kostack, inviting him to Maskat under a guarantee
of safe-conduct, with a view to an amicable discussion of differences. He also
wrote to the Wahabi Amir, statin? his readiness to afford good offices, and
enclosed a letter from the Sultan of Maskat, in which the latter declared himself
prepared to abide by whatever settlement the Resident might make.
t9. The Chief of Rostack replied that the offer of mediation had come
too late, he being already irretrievably commited to the Wahabis. No reply
could^ be expected from the Wahabi Amir for some time, and it was altogether
questionable whether he would assent to any amicable arrangement u When I
was at his capital " wrote Colonel Pelly " he spoke with contemptuous fierceness
of the Sultan of Maskat. declaring that he was a drowning man, and that he
the Amir would bring him to obedience by force."
. 80 - If good offices failed it appeared to Colonel Pelly that a practical ques-
tion would have to be met, viz., "supposing Maskat and the Wahabi Power to
go to war, what attitude would Government^wish to assume thereto?" To this he
answ ered that in the abstract the true policy of Government in relation to all
disputes among tribes in these regions appeared to be to let those tribes light
it out on shore, and for Government to limit itself to keeping the peace at
sea ; but there were certain circumstances in regard to Maskat which Colonel
irelly thought it necessary to present for consideration
Firstly, ihe second Article of the Maskat Treaty provides that, "tlie friend of that
Sirkar is the friend of this, and the friend of this Sirkar is to be the friend of that Sirkar, and
in the same way the enemy of this is to be the enemy of that.
w; 11 S ! C i 0nd - ly ; 0nl T t J bree four £ ears ag0 Government imposed on itself the task of arbi ■
Stafp&+ f 6 e , dissentions of the Maskat State, and by their arbitrament divided that
State into two separate Sultanates, thereby essentially weakening it, as well by land as by sea.
State'wMcfsuitfoa^oTic'! State ^ WUoUy 0n ^ 8ea - boar<1 ' Seems to be a o£
if ? + 0Ve1 ^ interests in Maskat territory and
*- ■—- •**——.
trr ■, Grovernment should wish to interfere they could do <?o eithpr W Kirv i ;r i.i
wSS" bf rem0,1St,a0Ce ' WhetW t0 j tt:
If Government should decide on remaininsr neutral fbp nnpofmn —.-..ij
whether any objec.ion should be offered to the Sultan of Maskat disturb,ng the peaoToVt^
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. by usniff whatever Naval means he mnv Kp oKU + u ± c \ ot the
blockading the Wahabi Ports? Thfs i 0f
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . But loth a s I Should belo see t™ tae^oflbe^ulTdit" 1 ^
State, in retahating au mvaaion of his land frontier,^ a bkekade of ttlem/sta"?

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The volume, stamped ‘Secret’ on the front cover and frontispiece, is part 1 (historical and political materials) of a précis of Najd (spelt Nejd throughout) affairs for the years 1896-1904. It was prepared by Jerome Antony Saldanha of the Bombay Provincial Civil Service, and published in 1904 by the Government of India Foreign Department, Simla, India.

The volume includes a preface (folio 3) and list of contents (folio 4). The sections listed in the contents run as follows:

  • I: Rise of the Wahabis under Abdul Wahab [‘Abd al-Wahhāb] ante1740;
  • II: Political History of Nejd ante 1800 to 1804;
  • III: Genealogy of the Wahabi Amirs;
  • IV: First encroachments of the Wahabis on Oman,, 1804-1808;
  • V: (1) Joasami [Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ] pirates under Wahabi influence first venture into the Indian Seas. (2) Expedition against Joasamis and Wahabis, 1808-1809;
  • VI: First Egyptian Invasion of Nejd, 1814-1819;
  • VII: Resurrection of the Wahabis and Reconstitution of the Wahabi Kingdom, 1824-1831;
  • VIII: Wahabi overtures to British Government, 1831;
  • IX: (1) Wahabi Invasion of Oman, 1833. (2) Views of the Government of India as to the claims of Maskat [Muscat] on the British Government;
  • X: (1) Turki [Turkī] murdered by Meshari [Mashārī]. (2) Meshari executed by Feysal [Fayṣal]. (3) Feysal assumes Kingdom;
  • XI: (1) Second Egyptian Invasion of Nejd. (2) Egyptian withdrawal under British pressure;
  • XII: Government of Khalid [Khālid] as Turkish viceregent;
  • XIII: (1) Abdullah bin Saneyan [‘Abdullāh bin Thānīyān] seizes the kingdom. (2) Feysal returns from exile;
  • XIV: (1) Oman again threatened by the Wahabis. (2) British policy;
  • XV: Wahabi attempt on Bahrein [Bahrain]
  • XVI: Invasion of Oman by Abdullah, son of Feysal (2) Treaty between Maskat and Wahabis;
  • XVII: Feysal's nominal dependence upon Turkey, 1855;
  • XVIII: (1) Renewal of Wahabi attempt on Bahrein. (2) British interference, 1859;
  • XIX: (1) Blockade of Wahabi ports by Chief of Bahrein, 1861. (2) Blockade raised on British interference;
  • XX: Turkish protest against British proceedings;
  • XXI: Differences between Sultan of Maskat and Amir of Nejd, 1864-65;
  • XXII: Visit of Colonel [Lewis] Pelly to Riadh [Riyadh], 1865;
  • XXIII: Difference between Sultan of Maskat and Amir of Nejd (continued), 1864-1865;
  • XXIV: (1) Rebellion of two Oman tribes under leadership of Wahabi Officer. (2) Outrage of British subjects;
  • XXV: British operations against the Wahabis, 1865-66;
  • XXVI: The Amir of Nejd comes to terms, 1866;
  • XXVII: Deputation of a Wahabi envoy to Baghdad, 1866;
  • XXVIII: Wahabi advances to Beraymi [al-Buraymī];
  • XXIX: Civil War between Abdullah and Saud [Sa‘ūd], his brother. (2) Turkish expedition into Nejd to assist Abdullah, 1870-71;
  • XXX: Saud bin Feysal's appeal to the Resident for arbitration of the British Government, 1871-1873;
  • XXXI: Saud's negotiations with the Turks, 1872;
  • XXXII: First Mission of Haji Ahmed [Ḥājjī Aḥmad] to Baghdad, 1872;
  • XXXIII: Second Mission of Haji Ahmed to Baghdad, 1872;
  • XXXIV: Visit of Abdullah messenger to Baghdad, 1872-1873;
  • XXXV: Release of Abdur Rahman [‘Abd al-Raḥmān];
  • XXXVI: Death of Saud bin Faysal [Sa‘ūd bin Fayṣal] and election of Abdul Rahman as Amir, 1875;
  • XXXVII: Abdullah bin Feysal [‘Abdullāh bin Fayṣal] defeats Abdur Rahman, 1875-80;
  • XXXVIII: Threatened Revolt of the Montefik Arabs [al-Muntafiq], 1880;
  • XXXIX: Sheikh Abdullah bin Thanneyan, 1879-1880;
  • XL: State of affairs in 1881;
  • XLI: Rise of the Shammar principality, 1835-1882;
  • XLII: Genealogy of Shammar Chiefs;
  • XLIII: Hostilities between Abdullah bin Feysal and Ibn Rashid [Ibn Rashīd];
  • XLIV: Imprisonment of Abdullah bin Feysal and absorption of the Wahabi Kingdom in the Shammar principality, 1887-1896;
  • XLV: Complications with Koweit, 1897-1904.
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1 volume (34 folios)
Arrangement

The volume is arranged divided into forty five (identified by Roman numerals). There are paragraph numbers that are continuous throughout the whole volume, beginning on 1 at the start of the first section, and ending on 230 in the final section. A contents page appears at the front of the volume (folio 4).

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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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