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File 4684/1913 'Pt 1 Muscat rebellion' [26r] (60/332)
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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No. 85—1462 1X.-D., dated the 22nd April 1914.
From— His Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Marine Department.
I have the honour to forward herewith, for the information of His
Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council, the attached
copy of a letter received from the Commanding Officer, H. M. S. “ Dart
mouth dated the 14th instant, relative to the bombardment of Kuriat on
that date.
2. I have given instructions that not less than two ships are to be kept
in Maskat waters while present unsettled conditions exist.
H. M. S. “ Dartmouth ”
at Maskat,
14th April 1914.
Sir,
I have the honour to report that I arrived and anchored off Kuriat at
1-45 p.m. to-day and found there His Highness the Sultan of Maskat in his
yacht, who, after a Conference with 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.
, sent a message ashore
to the rebels in occupation of one of his forts to surrender and send off their
head man within an hour, and informing them that in case of non-compliance
they would be bombarded. After a lapse of one hour and half, there
being no signs of His Highness’s order being complied with, he, in the meantime
having come on board II. M. S. “Dartmouth”, requested me to destroy
the fort. This I carried out and also shelled other parts of the place occupied
by the rebels. The rebels bolted thus releasing the Sultan’s troops and
subjects who had been besieged in one of the forts for six days. The Sultan,
who arrived at Kuriat this morning, was bred on by the rebels from various
points on his arrival.
On the rebels bolting, the Sultan’s subjects set fire to the huts and
property of certain tribes who had refused to support them and had given
shelter to the rebels, these tribesmen having bolted with the rebels.
At 7 p.m., at the request of the Sultan, I fired a couple of shell at a
small island where some rebels were concealed and from which place he had
been fired on this morning; he at the same time landed some troops to engage
them. lie reported on his troops arriving at the island the rebels had fled.
The Sultan having informed me that he did not require any further
assistance, I left for Maskat at 9-45 p.m., arriving there at 12-15 A.M., 15th
April.
The Sultan had been unable to obtain information of the result of
bombardment by the time I left. The fort was demolished.
On His Highness’s arrival on board H. M. S. “ Dartmouth,” I hoisted his
Standard at the Main and saluted him with 21 guns on leaving.
I am forwarding under separate cover the quantity of ammunition
expended.
The Commander-ia-Chief,
H. M. Ships and Vessels,
East Indies.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
J. D’ArCY, Captain,
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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.
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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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- File 4684/1913 'Pt 1 Muscat rebellion'
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- 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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