Author
force and the right to settle intertribal disputes of other tribes by force.’ This led to further inter-tribal disturbance and difficulty over the building of the new custom house. The Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date
25 Jul 1918-28 Aug 1925 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng,guj
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
70
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/60
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x000294
Library Location
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.
Date
25 Jul 1918-28 Aug 1925 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains extracts from work diaries, letters and reports related to tribal disturbances in Oman, mainly in Sur and Ja'alan [Ja'lan]. Rebelling against the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, the Amirs of Ja'alan [Emirs of Ja'lan] Bani Bu Ali claimed the right to rule over Sur and to pay no customs or any other taxes. They are stated in the correspondence as ‘openly flouting the Muscat Government and claiming what amounts to complete independence, claiming further the right to deal with neighbouring tribes by force and the right to settle intertribal disputes of other tribes by force.’ This led to further inter-tribal disturbance and difficulty over the building of the new custom house. The Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Muscat, the Political
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
at Bushire, and the Muscat Government discussed the actions to be taken in response to the issue.
The file includes correspondence from the Amirs of Ja'alan reporting on their endeavours to settle the fights of the Janabah tribe. The file also includes petitions from the Sur Hindu traders (ff 40-53), complaining about the closing of the inland route from Sur, and about ill-treatment from the Shaikh who took over Sur, and how he enforced various taxes on their properties.
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.
raised concern about the amount of complaints which were received from Sur on a daily basis, and the necessity of getting the Wali of Sur to submit a full report of the situation there. The file also contains correspondence 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 Council of Ministers regarding the possible candidate to appoint as the new Wali of Sur.
The majority of the file is dated 1924-1925.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Subject Files: File XXXVIII/1
