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‘File XXVIII/2 INTERNAL POLITICS & RELATIONS WITH OMAN MAJOR SADLER'S DIARY DURING REBELLION OF 1895.’ [7r] (13/104)
The record is made up of 1 file (50 folios). It was created in 18 Mar 1895-16 Apr 1895. 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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(7)
on that sids, I had pr3viously recoivod a verbal communica
tion from Shaikh Abdullah informing mo of what ho proposed to
do and asking if I had any objection* To this I replied
through the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
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.
that I could not consent to their
drawing the fire of the fort down on this quarter of the town
which was almost exclusively occupied by British subjects and
the Foreign Consuls. After the receipt of my letter (G), the
rebels drew back from our immediate vicinity. .
9• The first reinforcements for the Sultan arrived on th
the 17th the Beni Jabir from Tao.
Shortly after the arrival, I received a letter(annex E) from
the rebel leader informing me that he had been joined by
400 men, and subsequent information brought me from the town
was that the number of the rebels had been materially in
creased,
I received a visit from Shaikh Mohsin bin Amr who told me the
rising was a general Einawi movement with the object of de
throning the Sultan; on other points he was very reticent as
to who had prompted the rising; and who their Nominee for the
Sultan would be in the event of their success, he would say
nothing.
I gathered from him that Shaikh Saleh was close to Matrah with
a numerous following.
As he was not the principal leader, I deemed it advisable to
confine, the rest of our conversation to the immediate object
of his visit, which was the occupation of the extreme eastern
portion of the town; on this point I declined to go beyond
what I had said to Shaikh Abdullah in my letter of the 16th
February (c).
Throughout the interview 7 , the Shaikh w r as profuse in his pro
testations that the tries of Oman desired nothing but the
friendship and support of the British Government.
Further reinforcements came in for the Sultan during the day.
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The file contains a diary written 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, Major James Hayes Sadler. The diary is 95 pages in length and it was sent to 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. , Bushire. 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. narrates the events in connection with the Omani tribes’ rising in 1895 which was led by Shaikh Saleh bin Ali al-Harthi of the Hanawi tribal confederation against the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Faysal bin Turki Al Bu Sa‘idi, and the action taken by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Muscat, in reference to this.
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- 1 file (50 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 52; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- ‘File XXVIII/2 INTERNAL POLITICS & RELATIONS WITH OMAN MAJOR SADLER'S DIARY DURING REBELLION OF 1895.’
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- front, front-i, 2r:51v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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