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File 2698/1913 'Muscat: rebellion against the Sultan' [‎11v] (31/434)

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The record is made up of 1 Volume (211 folios). It was created in 29 May 1895-16 Oct 1913. 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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yacht “ Noor al-Bahar,” anchored in Muttra bay, and it was decided that 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. , with Major Murphy, should at once proceed in H. M. 8.
“Alert”, which had arrived that day, to Sib to the Sultan’s support and that
the “ Pelorus” and “Philomel” should follow, if the news telegraphed from f
Sib suggested such a course. It was decided that, in the event of urgent
necessity, a Naval contingent should belauded to assist the Sultan in repelling
tbe attack of the rebels and to ensure His Highness’ personal safety.
18. H. M. S. u Alert *’reached Sib at daybreak on the 22nd, and found
all quiet there. His Highness had completely recovered his equanimity, was
full of schemes for reasserting his authority, had already despatched his son
Hammad with Mozalfar’s force on its way to Bidbid and went so far as to
assure 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. that, in eight days’ time, Syud Timur would open
the gates of Samail Port and relieve his brother Nadir. After the evening
interview of the 22nd, Syud Timur, in a short hurried talk with the Political
Agent, was certain that His Highness was over confident; he had no hopes of
his own troops, still less of the Ghafiri inhabitants of as Safala portion of the
Samail valley, on whom, in spite of frequent indications of treachery and dis
affection, His Highness continued to rely.
19. A third interview took place on the morning of the 23rd. No satis
factory An East India Company trading post. news had been received of Syud Hammad’s advance and Syud Timur
had not yet started. At all three interviews 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. went, as far as
he could venture, in urging His Highness to treat the British Government more
fairly, warning him that, if the present attempt to relieve Samail failed, there
would be no time to relieve Syud Nadir or Samail and that its recapture, with
the whole country in a blaze of rebellion, would be a very different thing from
its relief. He failed, however, to disturb the Sultan’s optimism and returned to
Masqat in H. M. S, “ Alert ” the same day.
Return of His Highness to Masqat.
24th of July, His Highness returned to Masqit about midday
and, before even visiting his Palace, came to see 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. . He
brought somewhat reassuring news of the movements of Syud Hammad, who
had penetrated as far as Hamin and Parfarah with little opposition from the
enemy but Syud Hammad at the same time cited frequent instances of treach
ery and it was difficult to build any great hopes on this work in advance, while it
was clear that the Sultans hopes of a Ghafiri rising in favour of his sons were not
hrintention or returnin™ 01 ’ " aS StiU ^ Sib ’ Wllether HiS Hi S lmess expressed
21. On the evening of the 20th July, Sheikh Eashid bin Arziivi? the
BaldJaV^and the b S?v U V t fU t tb r '^T’ f i r0 ’ n Wlli ° h ifc seemed cl< ‘ ar the
iJam Jabir and the Siyabiym tribes, who had been foremost in holding out
promises of support to His Highness, were treacherous to tbe core aiuf only
wanted money and ammunition and then refused to meet the enomv Both
hfstanees'of'the bad faX' TiTM” ff- 01 ' Sheikh Rashi4 furthar g a ™
rice given them forthelrM B ?T’T Ah j md J^nabeh, who had sent the
rice, given them tor their progress inland, to then- homes at Sur and had also left
only one of the sons who would have had thc^h* W l J np ?^P ular ari d that the
the rising flood of rebellion would have been SvnrM^ Ch 1 anC ? of stemm1 ^
the time, could not, humanly speaking, be reHeved. 1 ' ^ Xt appeared at
Terms offered by the Imam.
ine letters brought by Shaikh R
appears sufficiently important to quote in
contained one enclosure, which
It sets forth tbe terms on which

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This file contains letters and documents relating to British intervention in Oman before, during, and in the aftermath of an uprising against the Sultan led by the Imam, Salim ibn Rashid al Kharusi, in 1913. Most of the papers are exchanges between the British 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. in Muscat, 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. , other British naval and military officials, and a large variety of Omani notables and leaders, including translations of letters from the Sultan, Taimur bin Faisal.

Most of the file's papers are related British military and diplomatic interventions in Oman meant to protect the Sultan from defeat by the Imam. Approximately, the first quarter of the file dates from the years 1895-1896, while the subsequent three quarters date entirely from 1913.

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1 Volume (211 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate 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 first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 211; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

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