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‘File XXVIII/2 INTERNAL POLITICS & RELATIONS WITH OMAN MAJOR SADLER'S DIARY DURING REBELLION OF 1895.’ [7v] (14/104)
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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10. Thg afternoon of the 17th February the Vazier came to
me with a message from the Sultan, about which I thought it
desirable to go and see His Highness personally.
His Highness wished to know whether I could mediate between him
and the rebels, and get them to leave the town before damage was
done property, and who would be responsible for damage done if
he decended from the fort and tried to recover the town.
To His Highness T s first query I replied that I should be happy to
afford my good offices when the proper time for mediation should
arrive, but that I doubted whether the opening of negociation
on the lines indicated by His Highness would serve any useful
purpose in the present state of affairs, as the rebels had as
yet received no check and they had* clearly intimated that their
object in seizing Muscat was to obtain the Government. On the
Sultan assuring me that he intended to fight and drive the rebels
out, I pointed out to him that an 3 r overtures might very likely
be interpreted by the rebels as a sign weakness on his part.
In offering my good offices with a view to mediation should an
opportunity occur, I was aware that I should have to be careful
to in no way compromise Government with any guarantee to either
side r
In reply to the Sultan T s second question, I satd that only a
general answer could now be given, the Government of a country
was responsible for the safety of property in its town; I added
that when the rebels first appeared I warned them that they
would be held responsible for all damage occurring from their
acts, but now they had held possession of the town for 5 days
without any destruction to property, and the situation had some
what changed.
11. Late the same evening, I received a message from Shaikh
Abdullah to the effect that Seyvid Saood bin Azzan had arrived
and had assumed the functions of leader, and that Shaikh Saleh
was now at hand with a large force, and would accupy Matrah
that night
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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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