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'File 8/62 IV PRINCIPAL SHAIKHS & TRIBES OF OMAN.' [‎38r] (75/282)

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The record is made up of 1 file (137 folios). It was created in 6 Dec 1950-25 Dec 1951. 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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A Note on the Imam*a Administration
in the interior of Oman.
The Imam.
The rules for the appointment of Imam are
as follows
1. He is elected hy the Mullas and Tribal Leaders*
2. He must be a man of good bearing and reputation
of a pious disposition and well versed in religious
matters.
3. He should not be from a large tribe which is
able to exercise its influence beyond its own tribal
borders.
4. He is elected only after the decease of his
predecessor.
Shaikhs
There is no special election of Shaikhs, and
tribal leadership usually falls to the son or brother *
o-r other nearest male relative, depending to some
extent upon accoptance by the tribe as a whole'.
Extent of the Administration.
The Imara*s influence extends over the territ
ories of the tribes which support•him. Broadly
defined this is from the southern border of Dhahirah
province, in the north west of the Sultanate, along
the mountainous ridge of Western and Eastern Ha jar*,
almost to the coast in Sharqiyah and Jala* an, bounded
on the South by the Hub el Kh^li desert and on the
North by the territories of the tribes which support
the Sultan.
The Capital and residence 6f the Imam is NIZWA.
The tribes at present supporting the Imam are:«»
Beni Ghafir
Beni Habus
el Hadadabah
Beni Hadrami
-Bchi Hajriyin
Beni Harras
el Harth
Beni bu Hassan
.Beni Hinah
el Ibriyin
Beni Jabir
Beni Kharus
el Kinud
el Ma'awal
Beni Mahariq
el Masakrah
el Masharifah
Beni Nabhan
el Nadahiyan
Rabbi yarn
Beni Ruwahah
Beni Shakail
el Siyabiyin
Yal Wahibah
el Ya’aqib
el Ya f aribah
el Yaman
Further particulars regarding these tribes will
be found in the "Notes on the Tribes of the Sultanate
of Muscat & Oman. 11
The Administration.

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This file relates to the principal shaikhs and tribes of Oman, and also to the Imam of Oman's administration. It largely consists of copies of (and various amendments to) two reports. The first of these is 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' (full versions found at folios 11-37 and folios 90-116, the latter of which includes an enclosed map). This account provides written summaries of the main tribes, plus tables with further details, including principal settlements, estimated population, and estimated number of rifles.

The second report is entitled 'A Note on the Imam's Administration in the interior of Oman' (ff 3-9 and ff 38-44). It includes details on the extent of the Imam's administration, a list of the tribes that currently support the Imam, and a list of walis appointed by the Imam.

The correspondence, most of which is between 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 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. , mainly concerns details from, and revisions to, 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. 's aforementioned account on the tribes of Muscat and Oman.

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1 file (137 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 139; 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. A previous foliation sequence between ff 95-138, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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