'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎760] (903/1782)

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Attack by
Shaikhs Saliin
and Ibrahim
on Ras-al-
Khaituah
and interven
tion of the
British Poli
tical Kesi-
dent, May
1869.
Combination
of the Shaikh
of Ras-al-
Kbaimah
and Shaikh
Salim against
Shaikh Ibra
him, 1871-73.
Secession of
Hamriyah
from ShariaL,
1875.
was prob abl y no real _ transfer of authority. A few months later the
\\ ahhabis remaining inactive, Shaikh Salim openly resumed his uosition
as principal Shaikh.
Meanwhile, early in May 1869, Colonel Pelly, the Beeident in the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , while on hie way to Masqat in the ' Dalhousie " Kceived
intelligence at Lm^eh that a serious breach of tie maritime pewe was
threatened In theQawasim m the neighbourhod of Ras-al-Khaimah.
Taking the gunboat ■ Hugh Kose" in tow, h c-rosseil the Gulf to
Ras;a -Khaimah, and arriving there on the Mb of May, found that
Shaikhs Salim and Ibrahim of Sharjah had ii fact proceeded by sea to
expel Hamaid-bin- Abdullah from Eas-al-Khamah. near which town
they had landed 1,500 men from boats and low occupied a position
protected on the andward side by a creek in wHch their fleet, amounting
ll. /nn' ' T aS ' , "P- Tll . e SI ' aikl ' "f Jmm-al-Qaiwain had sent
some o O men by sea to the assistance of Hanaid-bin-'Abdullah; and
fighting hail already occurred both at Jazirat-d-Hamra and in front of
a . amiab town. On the evening of his arrival Colonel Pelly
1 V V Tf ^ Shaikh 0f ^l-Kbaimah, who assured
that the sole object of the attack was to place Shaikh Ibrahim iu
0f t0 ^ n ' .f nd . ? n 13th of Miy, after an interview with
T r-. Wn t 0n * lde A C0l0nel Pell y ^dered Shaikhs Salim and
Ilialiim to withdraw their fleet and forces )y sunset. The Resident
^ i ( ^ ark 'j by which Lime all the vessels of the
wnv f 'm 01( i e ^ * . ou t 0 f the creek; he then continued on his
way to AJasqat, where iiis presence was ur^entV required. Colonel Pelly J s
«i!» r'! ^1 i KU US Tneasilres; " on this (ccasion were subsequently
approved by the Government of India.
n/'l Jru 71 dls sensiong apparently prevailed between Shaikhs Salim
i'' \ l ^ J and the latter had possibly obtained a partial
at Aim l')^ v!" «i! taking- advantage of his temporary absence
of j ni ca lled in his neplew Hamaid-bin-^Abdullah
aLf s ;r ^i theSh ^ of Umm-^Qaiwain, and with their
iffair Hn ^ Tf "^^P^ed master o: Sharjah. Soon after this
Sbal n p aU C0nfi( ^ ld ^ e( ^ position at Ras-a'-Khaimah by re-annexing'
senaraW^T r d ^"'"'.village in Si-, which had at some time
Shaikh P rlr } c ^P a lity. Ir 1873 it was reported that
whipb 1 ^ t 'T 0Un difficulty in meeting certain financial liabilities
this ^ aS ] U! i li r 0,1 behalf of his "predecessor", a term which in
this case was probably intended to apply to Shaikh Ibrahim.
man T " i 1 T S73 . a P mentioned in the history of TruciaPOman, the head-
con bir a+u mn |' a 1 ' at „ this time Saif-bin-'Abdur Rahman, joined a general
whlrn bp o 11 • • l e uS a §' aiIls t his overlord the Shaikh of'Sharjah, from
enX i' T?. 1 ', 1 1874 T. lthdreW ' and 1875 he was engaged, appar-
Soon aftprwa? i' l * a peace among the remaining belligerents.
1 ? 75 0 y 1876 > he to have seceded from Sharjah
claim« S f lnde P ende,lce . with the result that a number of difficult
places C0Un 1 ' c ainis -' sorne of old standing, arose between the two