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File 4684/1913 'Pt 1 Muscat rebellion' [‎142r] (292/332)

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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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No. 3374, dated Bushire, the 9th November 1913 (Confidential).
From-Li™^-CoLONEL S,e P. Z. Coe, K.C.I.E, C.S.I., Political Keeident in
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Depart-ment.
In continuation of my letter* No. 3293, dated the 2nd November 1913, I
• Semi No. 243 . have the honour to forward, for the
Extract from MmAat New,. No. 1061, for the week lnf0rmatl0 “ ° f the Government of India,
ending the ist November 1913 . a copy or tne communication marginally-
at Maskat, reporting the progress of e^l roman .^ 111 ^ Agent
Enclosure.
Extract from Maskat News No. 1061, for the week ending the 1st November
1913.
Condition of country .—
, , t 8 }' , Tll ° J ene hah Shaikhs of Sur have sent to Saiyid Taimur letters
dated 22nd October, addressed to them by Shaikh Hamyar bin Nasir the
Badi™b h i 0 Sl, h t- B r/ .? lyam - Shalkh Ha myar states that he writes’from
Badiyah in Sharkiyah (vide page 195 of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ) and
that the Jenebah Shaikhs will not be excused if they attempt to oppose the
seizure, by the Imam s forces, of the Bait-al-Mal and the towers, presumably
ose of Sur. He says that they can swear allegiance or remain Neutral as
they please. He threatens them with the armed forces of the Imam and also
Oman iMf ^ P ° SSe3S10nS ’ ^e-gardens and bouse pmpSty, &c. “
. , 482 ;. Sai yid Taimur has also forwarded to the Political A^ent f nr i,;.
information a letter, dated 16th October, from Shaikh Isa bin Saleh Al-Harithi
It is full of usual quotations from the Koran and is friendly in tone It
advises him to reconciliate Muhammadans and pronounces the rather startling
doctrine, m the mouth of an Arab, that “the hand of Godis wUh th!
majority which sounds as if the writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. had been studying Bismarck ™ I
P ri 48 ^' a A W let ‘ e , r ..dated 18th October, has also been shown to the
Pohtical Agent from Shaikh Abdullah bin Sa’id bin Khalfan At-Khalili in
which the writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. says that he dares not disobey Saiyid Taimur’s summons to
Maskat, but, on the score of illness, asks to be allowed to postpone his visit
until after the Id, and says that his son is with Saiyid Taimur for the present
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wounded . 8 and CamelS l0 ° ted and 3 ° f the Bani Umar killed and others
485. It is reported from Sur that some of the Bani Bu-Hasan of Ja’alan
have killed one man of the Bani Bu-Ali, who are makin- renresentattnt fn
th 1J W r almUr J 116 Wali Sur asking for reparation, failing which
the Wah says, there will be trouble between these twe rival tribes in jf’alan *
A^r%^w re i e " ence ^ dia 7 ® ntr y No. 473, Shaikhs Muhammad bin
A amir, Sahm bin A amir, Hamad bin Hamaid and Jumaia bin Nasir of the
^ani Bu-Hasan tribe of Sharkiyah have arrived this week to visit Saivid
Taimur who is satisfied with the assurances of their loyalty and has expressed
himself assured of their support in case the Imam moves in that direction.
^^ ^at Shaikhs have pledged themselves to fight against the Harithi
Maskat bm SalGh A1 - Harithi j° ined Imam in attacking Su“o;
m l 487 ‘ P?u yid u^ a ? i n’ accompanied by Saiyid Saif bin Badar and Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf.
a u lammad Ibrahim left for Sohar in the “ Nur-ul-Bahr on the 1 st November
The object of this visit is said to be the examination of the accounts of the
Sohar customs and an enquiry into the relations of the Wali Muzaffar bin
Sulannan bin Suwailam with the local Shaikhs and inhabitants. The WaH
who was here also accompanies Saiyid Nadir to Sohar. a

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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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