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‘Administration report on the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Maskat Political Agency for 1894-95’ [62r] (7/66)
The record is made up of 1 volume (31 pages). It was created in 1895. 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
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
MASK AT POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
FOR
1894-95.
P art I.—GENERAL SUMMARY.
1.—OMAN-MASKAT COAST.
The Report forming Part II of this compilation has been prepared by
Captain F. G. Whyte. Its interest centres in the serious rebellion against the
Sultan's power, accompanied by a treacherous attempt on his life, which
occurred towards the close of the year, and of which an account is given in the
report.
The previous ten months of the year were not marked by any events of
importance; and tranquillity, greater perhaps than is the normal lot of Oman,
but tempered nevertheless by some of the usual inter-tribal feuds and aggressions,
crenerally prevailed. Serious rioting took place at Mattrah in June between
the Seedees employed by the Khojah traders and Baluchis. There was a sharp
conflict also between the Beni-Riyam and Beni-Hina at Nezwah, in which
manv were killed and wounded.
In June a sad incident occurred in the death by suicide of Seyyid Eahad,
younger brother of tbe Sultan. The motive for this unhappy act was ascribed
to domestic and personal troubles.
Uneasiness was caused during the last half of the year by Sheikh Saleh's
movements and the rumours regarding his intentions; this influential Sheikh
apparently acting quite independently of the Sultan's authority in arbitrating in
inter-tribal quarrels and meeting out punishment. It was under his influence,
as is supposed, that the tribes holding the passes into Oman proper closed
them against all caravans about the beginning of November. The passes were
shortly O re-opened; but there were, about this time, disquieting rumours of
Sheikh Saleh's designs against Maskat. These were abundantly justified by the
event • for there can be little doubt that he had long contemplated ^ the formid
able attack which followed in February 1895. In this connection may be
noted as significant, the return in May of Sheikhs Abdullah-bm-Saleh, Mohsin-
bin-Amir, and Amir-bin-Salim, from Zanzibar, m the S. S. Avoca belonging
to the Sultan of that place, with valuable gifts and marks of honour from His
Highness. These three were actual leaders in the hostilities against Maskat,
the first named being the son of Sheikh Saleh.
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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 Maskat [Muscat] Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1894-95, 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 62-65v) written by Colonel Frederick Alexander Wilson, 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. . The summary gives an outline of regional developments during the previous year and is divided up as follows:
1. Oman-Maskat Coast
2. Oman Pirate Coast
3. Bahrein [Bahrain]
4. Nejd
5. El Hasa [Al Hasa] and Ojair ['Uqayr]
6. El Katif [Al Qatif]
7. El Katr [Qatar]
8. Persian Arabistan
9. Fars and Persian Coast
10. Persian Baluchistan and Mekran
11. Slave Trade
12. Royal Navy Vessels
13. Observatory
Appendix A to Part 1 (folio 66) contains two tables; 1) Table showing force and prevailing directions of Winds and recorded Rainfall at Bushire for the year 1894-95 & 2) Abstract of Meteorological Observations for the year ending 31st March 1895 taken at the 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. Observatory. Bushire.
Part 2, is an Administration Report on the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and Consulate for the year 1894-95 (folios 67-69) written by Lieutenant John Frederick Whyte, 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, Maskat. The report provides a summary of political and military developments in Maskat throughout the previous year.
Part 3, is a report on the Trade and Commerce of the Consular District of Bushire for the Year 1894 (folios 70-72) written by Colonel Frederick Alexander Wilson, 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. . The report contains a summary of matters related to trade in the region and a description of imports to/exports from Persia. Appendix A to part 3 (folios 73-80v) contains 25 tabular statistics tables related to trade in the region.
Part 4 , is a Trade Report of Maskat (folios 81-86) written by Lieutenant John Frederick Whyte, 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, Maskat. The report contains a number of tabular statistics tables related to trade to/from Maskat.
Part 5, is a Trade Report of Mohammerah for the Year 1894 (folios 87-88) written by W McDouall, Vice-Consul, Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]. Part 5 contains the following appendices: A) A series of tabular statistics tables related to trade to/from Mohammerah (folios 88v-90) and B) a note on the Conditions of Date Cultivation in Persian Arabia (folio 90v).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (31 pages)
- 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 61) 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 60, and ends on the last folio, on number 90.
Pagination: The volume contains an original typed pagination sequence.
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- IOR/V/23/67, No 326
- Title
- ‘Administration report on the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Maskat Political Agency for 1894-95’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 60r:90v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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