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File 4684/1913 'Pt 1 Muscat rebellion' [15r] (38/332)
The record is made up of 1 volume (162 folios). It was created in 1913-1914. 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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Docket telegram.
No. 137.
Dated 7th June 1914.
From - Folitical, Mascat
To - Resident, Bushlre
Please refer to my telegraip No.121 of 15th May, first
portion. Response to Sultan*s proclamation has apparently
been so meagre^ His Highness has found it necessary to
try conscription. On 5th toy, day after H.H. had left
Mascat for cruise on Nur^ al Bahr, men under Sayad Nadir*s
orders patrolled the town forcibly arresting young men for
service. Some consideratle commotion in the town resulted.
Many men are said to have fled from Mascat by sea. A few
took refuge in this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
to escape arrest. As the new
order threatened to affect the Naval £br£xk Contractors
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
and thus impede the coaling of K.M*s ships I sent
my dragoman to Sayad Nadir with a note asking HX him for
the true facts. Sayad Nadir has given me an assurance that
l , 'h-O
only loafers and men who are known to have ep occupation
have been or will be enlisted, and that no one connected
with any trade and certainly no
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
employed in coaling
or other work, will be molested.
I submit / above for your information and will on
H.H.*s return furnish further report if necessary.
A copy of this docket telegram is being forwarded by
post to the Government of India.
SdA R. A.E.Benn,
Lieut.-Colonel
P. A. Mascat.
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Papers regarding the 1913 uprising of the Ibāḍī imamate and the tribes of the interior of Oman under the leadership of Sālim bin Rāshid al-Kharūṣī, against the authority of the Sultans of Muscat and Oman, Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd and Taymūr bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd.
The volume consists of Muscat News reports submitted by 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, plus correspondence between 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. , the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the Government of India Foreign and Political Department. There are also translated copies of communications received from Sālim bin Rāshid al-Kharūṣī,and Taymūr bin Fayṣal Āl Bū Sa‘īd.
The correspondence and reports provide details of the following: the progress of the uprising; the intervention of Indian troops and British ships; the bombardment of rebel positions at Barka [Barkā] and Kuriyat; negotiations between the Imam and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; support for the uprising outside of Oman; proposals for the establishment of a levy corps at Muscat; and the Sultan's attempts to raise money, enlist foreign aid, and purchase weaponry.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (162 folios)
- Arrangement
The subject 4684 (Muscat Rebellion) consists of three volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/425-427, with part 1 comprising the first volume, part 2 comprising the second volume, and parts 3 and 4 comprising the third volume.
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 160; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 50-160; these numbers are also written in pencil and are circled, but are crossed through.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/425
- Title
- File 4684/1913 'Pt 1 Muscat rebellion'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:6v, 9r:20v, 21v, 23r:33v, 35r:74v, 76r:157v, 159v:160v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence