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'File 8/62 III PRINCIPAL SHAIKHS & TRIBES of OMAN.' [‎15r] (29/70)

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The record is made up of 1 file (33 folios). It was created in 12 Jul 1950-20 Dec 1950. 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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to© Sultan^ but are not litoly .bia. oS'-auacefla^^ to the
proaent Iiawa* under -yhpsc inAuonco they fall* Thoir dlaaih^xh is
Itoud bin Raahid, arjcd about forty, and his control over thom scoiy
r ; :oocU lie visited the Sultan in 1943 and received Rs* 75Q/W*^~
Both the Iran and the Sultan have appointed uolis to cont:.rol
the tribes of Jala 1 an (the Boni bu Hassan and Beni Rasib).
I'inhirrtinniili bin KiuVniili bin tlic Inarms, and Salira bin Ilaniid the
Sultan's. The former lives at Balad Bu lirjssan anf 1 4,Kr ' Tn++^ ^4*
Kamil^ about twenty miles north. ^ Sf^eJJuL ^
The Bqui Hinah is a tribe of about one thousand strong
•rath porhaps five hundred rifles. They are aoraewhat scattered
but found mostly in Hajar in tlio Wadis Scumail and Giv^-fir. Their
cliief centre is Ntera in Oman proper, vdxllst sorx are settled in
the Batinah and in Amhirah* Their TonixJa is 4li bin liilrd. bin
Zahir, vrho has also boon appointed by the Imam as Wall of Rost ok*
He is about fifty, intellir;cnt and of f/.ood financial merj^s. The
tribe maintains a friendly attitude to./ords the Sultan and the
British, but they arc a treacherous people. They arc at feud v-ith
the Beni Glv^fir. Host aro occupied in cultivation and camel drivinc f
but a fex.v ongaf'Q in trade v.ith IXibai and Shrrjah.
El HIRTH (OR H/iRTIi).
Tho Hirth is an important tribe of the axjrqdyoh District
settled around Baldch al Harthi, and their capitcJ. Ibra* Some rjpo
also found on the Batinah noar Sib, Salih bin Isa. is tlxir Trxumoh#
He is also Tamimah of all the Hinr?.,is and probably, like his fathetf
the most influential s hrlkh in Oror.ru He is, at least outwardly,
c'n rood terms t;ith the Sultan, and the extent to '.doich the latter
Values his support can he judged by comparison of the rifts made to
bin in 1943 -with those to other Shaikhs r Srlih stayed rja tho
Sultan's ruost for tloroe months and received rifles and rjxounition
and Ra. 6,000/-. It is said that he enjoys oonploto perr.er, even
to passing sentonoes of death, over his own tribe raid all the
Hinavis.
Tho Hirth are intollirent and, besides the cultivation of
dates, cnwjo in trade, mostly vith Zansibrj?, in ghoo, fish, cotton
and rides. Their numbers after a decline soon to be increasin';; and
they are sproadina all over Sharqiyah. Their strcnb'th nvy be five
thousand with tro to three thousand rifles of as £ood quality as
can be found in Oman.
Salih has a nepherw Rhnr.d, son of his brother Mohv.inad ;;hc
was Tamimah before Salih on the death of their father Isa. /ihr.x.d , a
claim to suoooed his father failed, and ho is not on 300 & terms
■srith Salih, but lacks influence and tribal support generally. Tho
tribe is in alliance with all the Hi navi tribes, and at feud with
the Masaridtrahi Attitude to the British is yood, and Slxildi SrJLih
crils on the Consul at Muscat. He normally lives at Kr.bil (or
Qabil) a fqw' miles south of Muscat.
el msrai,

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This file concerns the principal shaikhs and tribes of Oman. The bulk of the file consists of an account 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. and Consul at Muscat entitled 'Notes on the Tribes of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman' (ff 9-33), which provides written summaries of each of the main tribes and tables with further details including principal settlements, estimated population, and estimated number of rifles.

The correspondence, which mainly consists of letters from 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. to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bahrain, discusses rumours that the Imam of Oman, during a spell of ill health in 1948, recommended his successor to an assembled group of leading tribal chiefs. Also discussed is the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] attempts to obtain the allegiance of the Omani tribal leaders, and his hope of persuading them to discard the Imamate altogether when the present Imam dies.

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1 file (33 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 35; 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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