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‘Administration Report on the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Maskat Political Agency for 1899/1900’ [‎277r] (27/150)

The record is made up of 1 volume (60 folios). It was created in 1900. 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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P0UT ' CA ^NCYFOBjn^ 19
and the Governor of Semail arrane-ed dpapp +i 1 ! "
arrival of Seyyid Badr bin Seif who had been dprm^ ft I?. tl ^ es before
purpose with a small armed force. ^ Sultan for that
This district continued in disputed and divided possession of the two
Eostak ' S , Hamood bin Azzan Keis
assisted hy the Beni Ruwaheh and the Y-iTILrl m " a ^ lrn ,^ e ' s - Tlie rivals
march on each other, but failed. On the 8tb Spntpn vf Pe 1 e ^ t " e( * to steal a
bin Ibrahim took peaceful possession of the fort of 6 A Saeed
Ruwaheh evacuated on reeeivino- 2 000 dollar® f,. v ! o wlllc ^ Be iii
tribe fearing that the fort ofM:' Th t e latter
believed to be negociating with the Beni Ruwaheh sarrison "w >
advanced the money and secured the fort for Savyid Ibrahim The | U ff eDder
his part tried his utmost to wrest the distriof from h/ + ibe on
seizing the fort of Hazm which commands the roads to ^ 7°! com /f tltors b y
peaceful possession of Eostak fort; Ws atte^trht^evl feiiir'^i 5 : takiD "
means or other Has Highness's plans reached the ears of the* owners of the forts
and put them on their guard in good time. Moreover, the garrison of fiostak
which had previously arranged to surrender the fort to His Highness fn nav'
men of a considerable sum of money, changed their mind and declLd toT
so when His Highness's men appeared on the scene. declined to do
This district continued under the administration of TVali Suleiman bin
Sohar. Suweilim who was accused of praetisinc
.. i .1 jj j i • , oppression and extortion upon the com^
munity entrusted to his charge, and fears were entertained that the So^r
incident would be repeated and that the ryots wonld take the law into the°J
own hands and rise against the Wali. The Sultan strongly renriman If
Wah, and intimated to him that unless be adopted measnrfs of justice and a
more conciliatory attitude towards the public be would be recalled. TUs bad
the desired efiect, as no complaint came from Sobar to the Sultan.
On 16th December Sayyid Seif bin Bedr was appointed Wali of Soor.
Soor.
This once high and important office is only
i ii J i i n- .i a name now. The Jenebeh emboldened
by the successful rebellion they waged last year defy the authority of the Wali
who represents the Local Government at Soor, and at one time even assumed a
disloyal attitude towards the Sultan.
Early in April the Naib Wali reported that the Bedouins of the interior
Dhofar. contemplated an attack against him, and
asked for re-enforeements from Maskat.
rnvate letters received m the town confirmed the seriousness of the situation.
The Bedouins twice looted the supplies sent to an inland fort by the Wali the
latter therefore, while sending provisions for the third time, planned an ambus
cade and succeeded in killing nine Bedouins when they attacked the convov.
This caused the Bedouins to rise en masse against the Wali, but the Sheikhs of
Merbat and the well-disposed inhabitants of Dhofar with Shaikh Salim bin
Hamed al-Mahrooni who was released last year at the instance of this Ao-encv
from imprisonment in Maskat sided with the Naib Wali and supported his
action in punishing the evil doers as he had done. The Bedouins in consequence
retired, and nothing further occurred to disturb the peace of Dhofar.
GENERAL.
On the 21st April during the festival of the " Buckree-Eeda Wahabee
whilst dancing in the town fired, his Martini-Henry rifle in the promiscuous
and careless manner usual among the members of his sect and accidentally shot
and killed a Seedi belonging to H. M. S. Redbreast and wounded two other
persons with the same bullet, an Arab and a Seedi, subjects of the Sultan.
J-he Sultan^ at once expressed his regret at the sad occurrence and graciously
complied with the representations made by the Commander of Redbreast
or compensation to the deceased's widow. A similar accident took place at
^email on the same day when another Wahabee shot a comrade by accident in
the same way,
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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. 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 Muskat [Muscat] Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1899-1900, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of the 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 268-71) 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. , Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm John Meade:

  • Section 1: entitled General , includes: a report on the year’s rainfall and harvest; the Governorship of Bushire; public peace and tranquillity in and around Bushire; public health and measures to restrict cholera and the plague in the Gulf; Persian currency; customs house arrangements in Bushire; compensation claims; and the Resident’s tours through the region during the year;
  • 2: Oman – Muscat: including: a change in personnel, with the role of 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. being taken over by Captain Percy Zachariah Cox from Major Christopher George Forbes Fagan; the Sultan of Muscat’s finances; French proposals to construct a coal depot in Muscat; use of the French flag by Muscat vessels; association of the French flag with the arms and slave trades; the impact of cholera and plague in the region;
  • 3. Oman – Pirate coast, including: a list of the those shaikhs in the region who have met with the Resident in the past year; Arab-Persian relations over Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh], and the expulsion of Persians from that port; the discovery of a large pearl at Kumzār and its subsequent sale for a lower-than-expected price; the prevalence of smallpox on the Arab coast;
  • 4. Bahrain, including: the wounding of two British-Indian subjects; difficulties discharging cargoes in Bahrain; and the death of Aga Muhummad Rahim, the Native News Agent in Bahrain;
  • 5. El-Nejd, with no report due to the recommendation that no one be deputed to travel there;
  • 6. Koweit [Kuwait]: no particulars reported;
  • 7. Persian Arabistan: the navigation of the Kārūn river, and opening up of river and land routes for trade;
  • 8. Fars and Persian coast: Bandar-e Lengeh in Persian hands; the arrival of the British Vice-Consul for Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās];
  • 9. Persian Baluchistan: delays in compensation claims against the murder of Mowladad Khan; a change in the Directorship of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Telegraphs Department; rumours of a revolt against the Shah in Persian Baluchistan;
  • 10. Slave Trade: numbers of slave captured and manumitted during the year;
  • 11. Piracy: cases of piracy reported during the year, with details of where and against whom they were committed;
  • 12. Navy: details of the movements of British naval vessels (Sphinx, Lapwing and Pigeon) and significant foreign vessels, including Russian warship Gilyak;
  • 13. Official Changes: changes in British personnel;
  • 14. Changes among foreign representatives, with particular reference to German, French and Dutch representatives.

An appendix to part 1 (folios 272-75) includes statistical tables comprising meteorological data for the region; dispensaries in Bushire and data for the numbers of patients, diseases, surgical operations and income and expenditure of 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. dispensary.

Part 2 (folios 276-78) is a separate report from the Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , written by Cox, with reports on events in Muscat, Rostak [Rustāq], Sohar, Soor [Sur], and Dhofar [Z̧ufār], including: accidental shootings by Wahabee [ Wahhābī A follower of the Islamic reform movement known as Wahhabism; also used to refer to the people and territories ruled by the Al-Saud family. ] tribesmen; the appearance in Muscat of cholera and the plague; British and foreign naval movements in Muscat; and a statistical overview of manumission applications heard at the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .

Appendix A to Part 2 (folios 278v-85) is a detailed report with statistical data on the cholera epidemic in Muscat and Oman, written by the Lieutenant-Colonel Atmaram Sadashiv Jayakar, Chief Surgeon at Muscat. Jayakar’s report contains historical data on outbreaks of cholera in Muscat, symptoms of the disease, mortality statistics, treatment and its results, preventative and sanitation measures. Civil hospital and dispensary statistics follow on folios 285v-287v.

Part 3 (folios 288) is a trade report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for 1899, written by Meade. Its appendices (folios 289-328) comprise tables showing the value of all goods imported and exported to and from various parts of the Gulf region, and the numbers of vessels (with figures on tonnage) of various nationalities plying their trade in the region in each port.

Part 4 (folios 329-30) is a separate trade report with statistical data for Muscat for 1899-1900.

Part 5 (folios 331-35) is a trade report for Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and the Kārūn river for the year 1899.

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1 volume (60 folios)
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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 (f. 267) which lists the report’s contents in alphabetically ascending order, and refers to the report’s own pagination sequence.

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