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‘Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency for 1890-91’ [116v] (8/54)
The record is made up of 1 volume (25 folios). It was created in 1891. 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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ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL
The Chief of Um-ul-Kawain wrote with a similar object to the Chief of
Abu Dhabi to solicit his good offices in negotiating peace, but at first met with
an unsatisfactory response ; later on, however, a meeting was arranged between
them, when terms were temporarily settled between the contending factions,
but not until after a series of border raids on both sides, in which some lives
were lost, date-trees cut down, and houses destroyed. Intercourse was not at
once resumed, and the claims of the Beni Yas, to which Abu Dhabi and Debay
belong, remained unsettled. Later in the year it was reported that the Chief
of Debay had remonstrated with his ally Zaid-bin-Khalifah, of Abu Dhabi, for
his lukewarmness in procuring a settlement of the former's claims against
Shargah, and that Shaikh Zaid had pledged himself to march against Shargah
and compel their adjustment oy force of arms.
Towards the end of January last both Chiefs were reported to be collect
ing a force for the purpose, but no decisive action was taken.
Amongst minor disturbances may be mentioned a raid on Ras-ul-Khaimah
by the Sahu tribe, who were, however, repulsed with a loss of eleven men,
while only one of the defenders was killed.
The Beni Harar, whose villages were annexed some years ago by Shaikh
Zaid -bin-Khalifah, retook them towards the end of 1890, with the help of the
Nairn tribe, who sent emissaries to the confederate Chiefs on the coast to enlist
their support in the event of their being punished by the Abu Dhabi Chief.
Early this year the Sultan of Muscat suggested that they might be reached
by an expedition to the Batineh, and the Chief of Debay, whose help had been
solicited by the Chief of Abu Dhabi, was preparing an expedition for action
in that direction when it had to be abandoned in consequence of rumours of
a formidable raid by Jasim-bin-Thani's brother.
Early in March last a raid was made by some of the Awamir tribe on a
party of camel-tenders belonging to Abu Dhabi, two of whom were killed and
forty camels were carried off.
The gangs were overtaken and by some stratagem brought to Abu Dhabi,
where they were imprisoned. Amongst them was a man of the Nairn tribe,
and on application for his release being refused, the tribe decided on hostilities
against Abu Dhabi and applied for assistance to the Chiefs of Shargah and
Ajman, while the Chiefs of Abu Dhabi and Debay were reported to have
taken the field and to be busy collecting troops. Nothing serious, however,
resulted, and although the relations between the " trucial" Chiefs continued
to be thus unsatisfactory, no decided advantage seems to have been gained by
one over the other, and no breach of treaty relations with the British Govern
ment occurred.
The pearl-fishing was only moderately successful this year, and the demand
for pearls fell off owing to the dulness of the Indian market. Many divers
from the Arab coast had gone to Ceylon the previous year, and they reported
better results there than at the Red Sea fisheries, the result being that their
example was followed by a number of others this year.
Locusts appeared at Shargah in May 1890, and did much damage to the
date gardens and other cultivation.
Influenza was prevalent there in the spring, and several deaths occurred
from it.
On the 11th January last a heavy storm passed over the coast and did
much damage at Shargah, where numbers of houses were unroofed, some 600
date-trees were blown down, and 10 beached boats were destroyed. In a heavy
storm at ljm-ul-Kaw T ain on the 1st February two boats were wrecked, in one
of which was a case containing 25 Martini-Henry rifles for the Chief.
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Administration Report of 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. and Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1890-91, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and 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. at Muscat.
The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:
Part 1 , is a General Summary (folios 116-118) written by Adelbert Cecil Talbot, Major, Officiating 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General for Fars and divided up as follows:
1. Oman-Muscat State, brief summary of events that is expanded upon in Part 2 (folio 121).
2. Oman-Pirate Coast, gives summary of relations between the various ruling families on the coast and other matters related to the 'Pirate Coast'.
3. Bahrain, records desire of Shaikh Esa [Isa] to have his son Salman recognized as his successor and tensions between Esa and the Mutasarif (Ottoman Governor) of El Hasa.
4. El Katr [Qatar], summary of events in El Katr during the past year including tensions between Shaikh Jasim bin Thani and the Chief of Abu Dhabi and his relations with the Ottoman Empire.
5. Nejd and El Hasa, records capture of Riadh [Riyadh] by the Al Saud and on-going conflict between them and Ibn-ur-Rashid [Abdul-Aziz bin Mitab].
6. Persian Arabistan, records creation of the post of Vice-Consul to Mohammerah and appointment of W McDouall as the first incumbent of the post.
7. Fars and Persian Coast, brief summary of political and trade developments in the region during the past year.
8. Persian Baluchistan, records appointment of Zein-ul-Abidin Khan as Governor of Baluchistan and provides general summary of events in the region during the past year.
9. Slave Traffic, summary of events related to the slave trade in the region during the past year.
10. Royal Navy Vessels, records departure (from the Gulf) of H.M.S Mariner and the arrival of H.M.S Sphinx.
11. Political Appointments, records changes in British political appointments in the region in the past year.
12. Observatory, brief comment on the daily weather observations that are contained in Appendix C.
Part 1 contains the following appendices (folios 119-120):
A) Genealogical Table of the Bakhtiari Chieftains;
B) A Brief Account of the Tribe in the District of Pushte Kooh;
C) Table Showing Force and Prevailing Directions of Winds and Recorded Rainfall at Bushire for the year 1890-91.
Part 2, is an Administration Report of the Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and Consulate for the Year 1890-91 written by Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Mockler, 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. and Consul, Muscat (folios 121). The report provides a summary of political and military developments in Muscat throughout the year.
Part 3, is a Report (folio 122) on the Trade of South Persia for the Year 1890, written 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Consul General for Fars, Edward Charles Ross. Part 3 contains the following appendix (folios 123-130): A) Series of Tabular Statistics tables related to trade in the region.
Part 4, is a Muscat Trade Report for the Year 1889-90, the report (folios 131-136), written by Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Mockler, 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. and Consul, Muscat. The report contains a number of detailed tables related to trade to/from Muscat.
Part 5, is a Mohammerah Trade Report for the Year 1890 written by W McDouall, Her Britannic Majesty's Vice-Consul (folios 137-138). The report contains a description of trade and commerce in the town and a number of tables related to trade to/from it.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (25 folios)
- Arrangement
The report is arranged into a number of sections and subsections, with statistic data in tabular format directly following written sections. There is a contents page at the front of the report (folio 115) which list the report's contents.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the first folio, on number 114, and ends on the last folio, on number 138.
Pagination: The volume contains an original typed pagination sequence.
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- Title
- ‘Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency for 1890-91’
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- front, front-i, 114r:138v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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