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File 4684/1913 'Pt 1 Muscat rebellion' [‎131v] (271/332)

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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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December, His Highness stated that he had never heard that an askari of
Kuraiyat had shot a Battashi and attributed the unrest among the Bani Battash
to the machinations of the rebels, who had told the Bani Battash some time
ago that they were not to attack Kuraiyat in the absence of orders from the
rebel chieftains. Saiyid Taimur added that Muhammad bin Shamaz was
buried in the floor of the palace, as he had been executed when the Bani
Battash were giving trouble in his late father’s reign. 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.
cannot help thinking that neither the Bunniah nor His Highness have been
quite candid in this question of the Bani Battash and that high handed conduct
on the part of underlings of the Kuraiyat officials may be the true reason of
the unrest there. Jairam Nanji has been instructed to bring his account books
at Maskat and prepare a careful list, which will be checked by independent
Hindu merchants of the looted property, the value of which has probably been
greatly exaggerated.
574. While this K^iraiyat incident shows great weakness and insecurity
close to Maskat, complaints have recently been pouring in from the British
subjects, again Hindu Bunniahs, residing at Suwaiq. They complain of the in
action of the Wali Salim bin Sa’id who declares his inability to do anythin°-
to recover claims due from the Ayal Saad or from the Arabs of Rustaq 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 the interview referred to, urged His Highness to send some j
person of trust and influence to enquire into matters there and pointed out
that these reports from two different directions would naturally suggest to the I
British Government the inference, at a somewhat critical juncturer that His
Highness’ authority was crumbling away altogether. Both Kuraiyat and Suwaiq
have hitherto been regarded as outside the rebel sphere of influence.
575. With reference to entry No. 559, Shaikh Hamdan bin Zaid and his
brother Sagar and Salim bin Aamir, Shaikh of the Bani Bu Hassan, and their
followers returned to Maskat with His Highness the Sultan. The Sultan
intends to send Shaikh Hamdan bin Zaid back to Abu Thabi in the “Nur-ul-
Bahr ” whence he will return by land in about a month’s time, according to
His Highness’ expectations. “A Paque ou a la Trinite” would probably be
nearer the mark. His Highness reports that the rebel leaders are quarrellino* \
among themselves and that Isa bin Saleh’s visits to Maskat has been regarded
by the other rebels with great suspicion, and this is probably true enoughrbut a
serious settlement or break up of the rebellion must be regarded as distant as
ever. ‘V
S. G. P. I. Delhi—No 896 P. D.-7-1-1914—20.

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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).

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1 volume (162 folios)
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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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