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‘File XXXVIII/3 SUR AFFAIRS. SUR & THE AMIRS OF JA‘ALAN. 1927 to oct: 1928.’ [262r] (538/638)
The record is made up of 1 volume (308 folios). It was created in 5 Feb 1927-10 Oct 1928. It was written in English and Arabic. 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 iWteeiMM Ms Ut.Mo mMMNkM m.im Mu AU ** smwMw^'
‘ ;eC8dSd fr<MS ^ teMt8 ^ Ibadiyah and adopted those
of the Kehabi,throwing off the authority 0( the »»■-.
In l«20,iiaiyid Said h&ring heard that mhoKod bin All had
induced many of the inhabitants of Jaalan to adopt his
creed,*xd that his foliowre among the a! Ashlsarah had
Plundered mny SngUsh ships erected there.applied to the
English to aid him in an expedition against i&hoaod bin
Aii and hi# eea^edenatoa. She Mmi m AU murdered tho
aiessenger carrying a letter to toe Chiafs from toe hritieh
party investigating reports of piracy naax Kaa el Had.
Captain toompson.in charge of opsrations.dccided to
avenge tho act and *ith a small fores consisting of aix
companies,sailed to Kuooat where plana were made for too
sultan to reinforce him at Bur. Ths combined force march-
”® n on a&laA i*a Ail»the capital of the tribe, but
proved entirely inadequate and after attempting to taie
toe town,were aharply repulsed.bix out of eight officers
and 270 men were hilled. In January 1621,-ajor tenoral
Sir Honel Smith sailed with too brigades to roster®
Sri flak influence in toe gulf* from bur, toev/alse marched t
to Salad Bani Bu Ali which surrendered after most of
to* defending force had been hilled or captured, the
Shel£h,.hahomed bin .Hi,was deported to Bombay, (yrontler
and Overseas Bxpeditions from India Vox.VI.)
As late as 1848,toe Bani Bu Alt war® strict if not fsna-
-tlcai in toe observance of the Wahabi principles, they
have sinoe relaxed sonsthing of their rigour and have
resumed toe smoking of tobaccoi but they continue to be
exact in their observance of the forms and times of
prayer, (horiaser Vol.2 p.6«.)
In 1884 saltan Saiyld Said stated that the Banl Bu Ali
had long withdrawn from allegiance to him.
In toe early part of baiyid fhoweynee'e reign,the Ban!
Bu Ali and the Bani Bu Hassan were almost constantly
engaged in petty skirmishes against each other in &hieb
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- Content
The volume starts with an index (ff 4-8) which lists the subjects of the correspondence in the volume. The correspondence in the volume is in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to the internal affairs taking place at Sur and the involvement of various tribes in those affairs, mainly the Bani Bu Ali and the Janabah. Among the issues covered in the correspondence are the following:
- The Amirs of Ja'alan [Emirs of Ja‘lan] Bani Bu Ali requesting a licence for rifles, ammunition, and cartridges
- Arrangements for meetings between the Amirs of Ja'alan, 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. at Muscat, 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. at Bushire
- Reports of some of the Sur tribes firing on Bertram Sidney Thomas and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, and the fines imposed on the tribes as a result
- Petitions raised by the British subjects at Sur who were concerned about their own safety during the fighting
- The fights between the Bani Bu Ali and the ‘Arama and Fawaris tribes and the number of casualties on both sides
- The Muscat Government’s refusal of a request from the Bani Bu Ali for payment for their campaign against the Janabah.
The volume also includes two reports on the Sur affairs (ff 129-156) and (ff 256-291) sent 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. , Muscat, to 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. , Bushire. The reports cover the following:
- Historical summary of the Bani Bu Ali tribe
- Historical summary of the Janabah tribe
- Geographical description of Sur
- The slave trade at Sur
- Recent events at Sur
- Review of the current situation.
Among other correspondents in the volume are the following: the Wali of Sur, Hamad bin Hilal; the Amirs of Ja‘alan, Shaikh Muhammad bin Nasir and Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Hamudah; and the Council of Ministers to His Highness the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (308 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 310; 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, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- ‘File XXXVIII/3 SUR AFFAIRS. SUR & THE AMIRS OF JA‘ALAN. 1927 to oct: 1928.’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:10v, 12r:12v, 15r:16v, 19r:19v, 24r:28v, 34r:36v, 45r:45v, 49r:50v, 58r:61v, 63r:65v, 66v, 68r:70v, 73r:73v, 76r:77v, 81v, 98r:101v, 110v, 114v, 121r:156v, 160r:162v, 165r:165v, 170r:170v, 173r:174v, 179r:183v, 191r:191v, 202r:204v, 207r:208v, 210r:210v, 212r:212v, 214r:217v, 220r:220v, 224r:228v, 231r:231v, 234r:236v, 248r:248v, 254r:292v, 295ar:295av, 297r:309v, back-i
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