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'File 8/62 IV PRINCIPAL SHAIKHS & TRIBES OF OMAN.' [94r] (187/282)
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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There is a settlement of about two hundred at
al Mobailah (near Sib) acknowledging the Sultan* and
relations with.him are generally friendly. This section
under Shaikh Harl-th bin Mansur bin Ghalib al Amri is at
feud with the Howasinahs* and in February I960 a fracas
occurred which was only prevented from developing
seriously by the active intervention of the Muscat
Government. Nevertheless* and in spite of their feuds
with the Beni Ruwaha* the Imam’s tribe* the Awamir as a
whole are not likely to vote for the Sultan upon the death
of the present Imam. Their attitude to the British is good.
Their Tanimah is Khamis bin Rashid bin Nasir residing at
Qala aged about fifty. They have another Shaikh* named
Hamad bin Rashid aged about forty, living at Quryatin.
The Tamimah wields complete authority over the settled
sections of the tribe. Both Shaikhs visited the Sultan
in 1948 and received presents of Rs. 375/- and Rs. 25Q/-
respectively• (The presents are actually always in M.T.
Dollars* the only currency recognised in the interior.)
BENI BATTASH.
The Beni Battash is a sturdy tribe of East
Hajar. The chief villages are Mayara and Hailghaf*
whilst about two hundred live at Hiddah and many other
villages in the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Tayin* running down to the sea at
Quryat. They have good rifles and are believed to have
at least a thousand mostly imported from Africa. Their
pursuits are seafaring* cultivation and trading. None
are bedouins. A few trade with Zanzibar.
• ^ They have always been at enmity with the
Wahabfo?-. Though their attitude to the Sultan is friendly
they will not be likely to vote for him as Imam on the
death of the present incumbent. Their Tamimah is M 0 hamnad
bin Harth residing at Mayara aged about fifty and they
have another shaikh* ,Mohammad bin Shamis bin Mohammad
Alwardi, also living at Mayara. Both visited the Sultan
at Muscat in 1948 and received Rs. 750/- and Rs. 375/-
yespectively. They appear to like the British.
EL DiflU.
The Daru is a wild and wandering tribe of
bedouins, though sections have settled in Dhahirah and
Batinah Districts* at Tana 1 am and Barka. They collect
mostly about Jebel Hamrah, and range about from Dhahirah
to Sharqiyah plying camels for hire for the carriage of t
dried dates. They are p9or, treacherous and warlike* and •
are at feud with the Wahibito'. Their Tamimah,-Mohammad
bin Sultan, aged about fifty, and a Shaikh* Mohammad bin
Said, aged about forty* visited the Sultan in 1948 and
received presents of Rs. 200/- each. They seem to be on
good terms with him and those one meets appear well
disposed towards the British. The whole tribe might
muster two thousand rifles* and may be about six thousand
strong.
BENI GH^FIR (or EL MIYAYIHAH).
The Beni Ghafir is in two main divisions. One
division lives around Khafdi* near Rostak. Their Tamimah
Is Mohammad bin Nasir bin Rashid, and his brother Khalid
is a Shaikh.
The former
...
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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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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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