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‘Administration report on the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Maskat Political Agency for 1900-1901’ [11r] (29/144)
The record is made up of 1 volume (68 folios). It was created in 1901. 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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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 POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
FOR THE YEAR 1900-1901. 15
cleverly eluded the men sent to arrest him, and for some time remained in
security; bein^, however, friendless and homeless, he was finally reduced to
claiming sanctuary in the Sultan's palace and abjectly begging pardon for his
past misdeeds. On the 12th of August a serious brawl took place in the
bazar at the port of Seeb between the Eeni Haiyieh and the Awlad Hadeed
■which resulted in some loss of life. Fortunately, however, effective measures
were taken before the disturbance gained any vserious proportions; howbeit the
bazar was closed for some days by reason of it, and the contending parties
continued to behave riotously when opportunity offered. In the absence of
the Sultan in the interior, Saiyid Mahomed-bin-Turki, who was in charge of
affairs at Maskat, on the receipt of the news at Seeb (which is but 20 odd miles
from Maskat)j promptly despatched 50 Wahabis under Saiyid Badr-bin-Seif to
put down the disturbance and make peace between the combatants. Mean
while the news had also reached the Sultan at his camp in the Sirnail valley,
and he hurriedly marched from thence to Seeb to settle the matter himself!
A day or two later 13 of the ringleaders were sent into Maskat by him for
incarceration.
5. In October Shaikh Isa-bin-Saleh-el-Harthi, son of the leader of the
rebellion of 1895, in company with his brother Hamed and Shaikh Mohsin-
bin-Amr, brother of Hilal-bin-Amr, arived at Simail ostensibly with the object
of paying complimentary visits to the Shaikhs of the Beni Ruwaheh and
Beni Jabar, but in reality to make overtures for the active support of these
two tribes in the event of any move being made by the Sharkiya tribesmen
against Maskat. The emissaries, however, signally failed in their errand and
were not even able to secure a promise of neutrality, owing no doubt to the
fortunate fact that the Sultan in his recent tour in the Simail valley had
managed to win over to his allegiance Shaikh Saeed-bin-Abdulla, a powerful
leader of the Beni Ruwaheh and son of the famous Kalili, who in 1869 assisted
Azzan-bin-Kais to assume power in Maskat and thus break the line of succes
sion of the descendants of the great Saiyid Sultan. Having failed in his
object, Isa -bin-Saleh endeavoured to whitewash himself by addressing a letter
to the Sultan through the Wali of Simail conveying his respects to His High
ness, and asking permission to pay him a visit at Maskat. The Sultan, not
believing in his professions of amity, sent him a civil reply, thanking him for
his good intentions, but at the same time discouraging him from coming into
Maskat at present. Shaikh Isa and his companions thereupon returned to
their head-quarters in the Sharkiya.
6. In November Saiyid Saeed-bin-Ibrahim Kais took upon himself to dam
the irrigation canals used to convey water to the date groves of the Ibrieen at
Awabi, on account of the nonpayment by them of the Zakat" or land tax.
The Temimeh of the Ibrieen thereupon assembled his tribesmen, and supported
by 300 of them blockaded the fort of Awabi, then in the possession of Saeed-
bin-Ibrahim, who at once applied to the Sultan for assistance in men and
money to enable him to beat off his assailants. In response to his call
the Sultan ordered Mahomed-bin-Hamed to proceed at once to Awabi and
endeavour to bring the parties to a settlement without bloodshed. On arrival,
however, Saiyid Mahomed found the garrison much pressed and the besiegers
in no mood to come to terms. He reported to the Sultan accordingly with all
despatch, and thereupon His Highness at once started for the Batineh in person,
but on arrival at Seeb he met runners from the scene of action with letters for
him to the effect that the Ibrieen had taken possession of the fort, the garrison
having fled without a fight. The Ibrieen now offered to make over the fort to
the Sultan or to hold it for him ; but the latter thought it wisest not to put faith
in their promises, but to garrison it with Wahabis, which he accordingly did.
7. In December dissensions arose between the Beni Ryam and the Yemen of
Zikki, the former being the aggressors. The reason for the collision proved to be
that the Beni Ryam had attempted to build a new fort at Zikki, which would
in fact give them control over the roads leading to that place and constitute
a permanent menace to the members of the Yemen also residing there. Any
alteration of the status quo was equally injurious to the interests of the Sultan
also, and he accordingly addressed the Beni Ruwaheh and enjoined them to
take the advice of the Wali and revert to the old order of things. A few days
later he was gratified to receive from his Wali a letter reporting that he had
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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 Maskat [Muscat] Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1900-01, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, Calcutta [Kolkata], 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. and other Agents in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The Administration Report is organised as follows:
1. General Summary , submitted by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Arnold Kemball, 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. (folios 4-10), including reports on: the year’s rainfall, harvest and wheat embargo; the governorship of Bushire; the public peace, including cases of violent incidents; public health, including incidences of smallpox and the plague; currency; customs administration, including the establishment of Belgian customs administration in the Gulf; compensation claims; the death of Queen Victoria; Resident’s tours. The General Summary also includes summaries for towns and regions, chiefly comprising accounts of local politics: Oman and Muscat, including agreement on the location of a French coal shed; Oman Coast; Bahrain, including reports from the Katr [Qatar] peninsula; Koweit [Kuwait] and Nejd, with a report on the fighting taking place between Abdul Rahman bin Feysul el Saood [Ibn Sa‘ūd] and the Emir of Nejd, Ibn Rashīd; Persian Arabistan; Fars and the Persian Coast; Persia Baluchistan. Further reports are included on: the slave trade, including numbers of slaves manumitted by British officials in the region; incidents of piracy; naval movements, chiefly British but also one incidence of a French vessel in the Gulf; changes in British official personnel; and movements and changes in foreign representatives. Appendix A contains meteorological data for the year. Appendix B contains data from dispensary reports.
2. Administration Report of the Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , 1900-01 , submitted by Captain Percy Zachariah Cox, His Britannic Majesty’s Consul and 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 (folios 10-14), including: reports and incidents of a tribal or local political nature at Muscat; events at Dhofar [Z̧ufār], Sohar and Soor [Sur]; a report of the Sultan’s tours; Cox’s tours as 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. ; customs administration at Muscat; taxes; a pearling dispute; arms trafficking; a visit to Muscat by the bishop of Lahore; plague; the death of Queen Victoria; naval movements at Muscat, chiefly British also French vessels; the slave trade, including numbers of slaves manumitted at Muscat; and changes in official personnel. An appendix of statistics for dispensary activities, surgical operations, and civil hospital expenditure follows the report.
3. Trade Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1900 , submitted by Kemball, in his capacity at His Britannic Majesty’s Acting Consul-General for Fars and Khuzistan (folios 15-45), including summaries of: imports; exports; harvest; the pearl fisheries; the region’s new gum (tragacanth) industry; exchange; currency; specie; mule hire rates; freight and shipping, customs administration; and a more detailed breakdown of imports and exports by specific products. An appendix follows with trade data of the principal imports and exports from various Gulf ports, and number, tonnage and nationality of vessels, for the period 1898 to 1900.
4. Trade Report for Maskat [Muscat] , 1900-01 , submitted by Cox (folios 46-47), is a separate trade report with statistical data for Muscat for 1900, with summaries of key commodities.
5. Report on the Trade and Commerce of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and the Kārūn river for 1900 , submitted by William McDouall, His Britannic Majesty’s Vice-Consul, Mohammerah (folios 48-52), including summaries on: exchange; imports and exports; shipping activity; freight charges; activity on the Kārūn; caravan routes; agriculture; and health in Khorramshahr. An appendix follows the report, containing tabulated trade data.
6. Trade Report of Bundar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] for the Year 1900 , submitted by Vere Hunt, Assistant Resident and His Britannic Majesty’s Vice-Consul (folios 52-59), with summaries on: trade, and reasons for its overall reduction; customs administration; the Nushki trade route and the Bandar-e ʻAbbās to Yezd [Yazd] and Kermān road; embargo on cereals; carriage rates; exchange and specie. An appendix follows the report, containing tabulated trade data for Bandar-e ʻAbbās.
7. Report on the Trade and Commerce of the Bahrein Islands for the Year 1900 , submitted by John Calcott Gaskin, Political Assistant, dated 27 January 1901 (folios 59-67), including a summary of trade, with particular focus on the pearl market; details of imports and exports; coinage, freight and shipping. An appendix follows the report, containing tabulated trade data for Bahrain.
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- 1 volume (68 folios)
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The report is arranged into a number of parts and subsections, with statistic data in tabular format directly following written sections. There is a contents page at the front of the report (folio 3) which lists the report’s contents, and refers to the report’s own pagination sequence.
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- ‘Administration report on the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Maskat Political Agency for 1900-1901’
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