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'File 8/62 IV PRINCIPAL SHAIKHS & TRIBES OF OMAN.' [93r] (185/282)
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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BENI ALI.
The present strength of this tribe is now about ^
two thousand. It could muster perhaps one thousand
riflemen. Their capital is Yankul in Western Hajar and they ' •
have settlements along the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Dhank and in Saham.
The majority are poor and cultivators, whilst a few
engage in trade. With the exception of the FIDHA sub
section consisting of about five hundred persons, they are
of mild disposition, and fairly friendly with British and
other foreigners.
Their Shaikh, Saif bin Amir, is said to be a
sincere friend of the present Sultan and gets a monthly v.
allowance of about Rs. 60/-. He lives atXankul 2nd visited
Muscat in August 1949 and stayed as the Sultan^ guest for
three months. He is about forty years old and has two sons,
the eldest, Amir, being his heir. He is liked and recog
nised by his tribe, and appears to be much more intelligent
than his people. As a Hinawi, his connection with Salih
bin Isa al Harthi (see note on A1 Harth) is good. It is
also good with the Imam (see note on Beni Ruwahah). It is
not likely that he could rally any but his own tribe to his
assistance in case of war or similar trouble, but his
authority over his tribe is said to extend to the passing
of death sentences,
mj. BU ALI.
One of the two chief tribes in Sharqiyah and
•Jala r an. Its capital is Balad Beni bu Ali, forty miles
south of Sur. The tribe is at feud with the Beni bu
Hassan (q.v.) and as Wjtfahabis they are allied with the
Beni Rasib. They are also allied with the al Hishm. Many
are bedouins, and wild. Such as follow settled pursuits
are cultivators, seamen and camel and donkey drivers. A
very few trade with merchants in India and Pakistan.
Their Tamimah is Nasir bin Mohammad al Hamud, aged
about forty. He is believed to be on good terms with the
Sultan and to have the support of his tribe and'to exercise
absolute power over it. He is also reported to be well disposed
towards the British, and it seems that the military action
taken against this tribe in 1932 was salutary.
EL AWAMIR.
The Awamir are a poor but numerous tribe of Oman
proper. Their capital is Aqil or Qala and about three
thousand are settled in the Sultanate. Poverty has
scattered them, and they live in small settlements getting
their living as cultivators, donkey and camel men. There
is a bedouin section which may amount to seven thousand
ranging the interior along the edge of the Ruba’al Qali,
The settled portion could muster perhaps fifteen hundred
riflemen, and though normally peaceful, they often fall
out with the Beni Ruwahah, Some of the bedouin portion are
as ‘Afar from the part where they live between Dhofar
and Mahotdvery poor, they live as bandits and engage in
kidnapping.
There is
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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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