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'File 8/62 IV PRINCIPAL SHAIKHS & TRIBES OF OMAN.' [‎99ar] (198/282)

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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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jEL JANABAH,
The tribe may be divj.ded by location into three
parts.
(i) around Adam (Sharqiyah). about four hundred,
mainly bedouins 9 wild and robbers) engaged in
camel driving,
(ii) around Sur, about eight thousand. These
are civilised and. of recent years> peaceable.
Formerly they indulged in piracy and slaving,
and occasionally slaves have escaped and presented
themselves for manumission at the Consulate at
Muscat, the last in July 1950 c Many of these
t, Suris , ' , own dhows, and at present they have about
one hundred and fifty engaged in trade between
Africa, Zanzibar and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. as far as
Basra. Their craft is built locally and is
known as a ^sambtlk" f somewhat smaller than the
Kuwaiti ’'boom”.
(iii) Masirah, about six hundred, migratory and
engaged mainly in fishing $ but these and other
detachments on the Jala‘an coast and towards
Dhofar, are known to be both robbers and wreckers*
The.total of the tribe is about ten thousand and
■Hhpv must own about two thousand five hundred rifles,
In Notes after the note on EL Janabah at page 10
BENI KA*AB The Beni Ka'ab are found settled most^
ly in the Mahadhah tract to the east of the Jau
(Buraim!) area. They are also found in the Wadis
al Qor and Hatta, and in Sohar and Liwa. Their
bhief Shaikh is Obaid bin Juina bin Duiain, andhe
receives small allowances from the Sultan through
the Wall of Sohar. The tribe is friendly to the
Sultan and Obaid bin Juma accompanied his Minister
for the Interior back from Buraimi in 19 * 4-8 in
connection with oil company negotiations, and visited
the Sultan in Muscat.
The Kathir is the principal tribe of Dbofar
or capital at Salalah, They also live in tne Samhan hills
behind the Dhofar plain. They number about five thousand,
and possess about fifteen hundred rifle? The Sultan has
prohibited for many years now the importation of ^ new
riflec into this district, so that those that exist must-
be getting very old indeed. These people also carry
daggers and possess swords, and there may be quite two
thousand of each. A few of the tribe are found in Muscat.
Those in the plains are cultivators and own excellent
gardens of dates 5 grain and vegetables.. Water is good
and plentiful, whilst the country gets the South West
Monsoon rains, and cattle thrive in the hills. In olden
days a flourishing industry was derived from the
collection of frnukivo^se from the sap of the shrub
which abounds on the plateau above the hills. The mother
of Qabus, the Sultan’s ten year old and only son, comes
from this tribe.
The tribe
• • *5 C

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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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