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'File 8/62 IV PRINCIPAL SHAIKHS & TRIBES OF OMAN.' [95r] (190/282)
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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The former is about fifty and the latter forty
five. In 1948 they visited the Sultan and received
presents of Rs. 500/- each 0 They are close friends of
Saiyid Ahmed bin Ibrahim, the Minister of the Interior,
himself a tribal influence. Their strength is about two
thousand with some seven hundred rifles.
They are mostly date cultivators, but some who
are engaged in trade with India, Zanzibar and Africa are
possessed of considerable means.
This division of the tribe is at feud with the
Ibriyin. Outwardly they are friendly with both the Sultan
and the Imam and their attitude to the British is good.
They are settled and normally peaceful.
The second division lives around Driz in the
Dhahirah District. It numbers fifteen hundred and
possesses about four hundred rifles. These people are
bedouins, poor and warlike, engaging in cultivation and
camel driving. In alliance with the first division they
are also at feud with the Ibriyin. Though friendly .
with the Sultan, they are under the Imam's influence and
will not vote for the Sultan to succeed him. Their
Tamimah is Ali bin Said aged about seventy. Yftien he
visited the Sultan, also in 1948, he received Rs. 475/-.
The tribe gives its name to the Ghafiri political
faction to which it belongs.
EL HABUS,
The H£bus is an uncivilised tribe of Sharqiyah
whose population, which,, however, appears to be declining,
only entitles it to be mentioned. The people live around
Madaibi (their capital) and Rowdha, and are primarily
date cultivators and camel-men. They are in alliance / -/ ^
with the Hirth tribe and at feud with the Wah£b&s^
Their disposition towards the British and the Sultan is good|
but they would probably not support the latter’s candida
ture for the Imamship.
Their Tamimah, Khalid bin Hilal last visited the
Sultan in 1948 and received a present of Rs. 375/-.
ftL HAJHIYIN.
The majority of the Ha^riyin is bedouin, and lives
around El Bidiyah, their capital, in bharqiyah. Most are
camel drivers, robl-rs and warlike. A few engage in a
trade in ghee, leather and dates which extends to Africa,
Zanzibar and India. Like other shaikhs, thetr Shaikh Hemdan
bin Salim al Hajri, aged about forty, visited the Sultan
at Muscat in 1948. He received a present of about
Rsc 750/-. Though friendly with the Sultan neither he
nor his tribe is likely to support L_ mdidatura for
Imamship 0
The tribe is at feud with the Beni bu Ali and
El Hishnjo
BENI HARRAS.
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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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