Author
the 'rebel' leaders at Nizwah
Publication Date
15 Nov 1913-31 Dec 1914 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng,guj,snd
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
237
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/43
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x000283
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
15 Nov 1913-31 Dec 1914 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume contains correspondence in the form of reports, telegrams and a number of translated letters of notable local Omani shaikhs. The correspondence is mainly concerned with the rising of the Imam of Oman, Salim bin Rashid al-Kharusi against the Sultan of Oman, Taimur bin Fayṣal bin Turki al-Bu Sa‘idi between November 1913 and December 1914.
The volume contains news about the following:
the Sultan’s efforts to raise money and enlist foreign aids to help him defend the region from the attack of the Imam’s forces
certain Omani shaikhs including Himyar bin Nasir al-Nabhani and ‘Isa bin Salih al-Harthi and Omani tribes including Bani Battash and the Hijriyyin who are part of the Imam’s forces
the meetings held by the 'rebel' leaders at Nizwah, and the outcomes of those meetings
British officials’ concerns about the Sultan corresponding with any foreign government unrepresented at Muscat except through the British authority
the British Government’s promise to bear the costs of expedition to re-establish the Sultan’s authority in Samail
the present situation in various regions including Barka, Nakhl, Muscat and Matrah
the fear of any attack on Muscat or Matrah
the number of troops on both sides
the number of casualties on both sides
the British keeping the garrisons in the area to protect Muscat and Matrah
The main correspondents in the volume are 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, 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.
, Bushire, and the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Subject files: File XXIX/2
