'File 8/62 III PRINCIPAL SHAIKHS & TRIBES of OMAN.'

Title:

'File 8/62 III PRINCIPAL SHAIKHS & TRIBES of OMAN.'

Date:

1950/1950

Description:

Abstract: This file concerns the principal shaikhs and tribes of Oman. The bulk of the file consists of an account by the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat entitled 'Notes on the Tribes of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman' (ff 9-33), which provides written summaries of each of the main tribes and tables with further details including principal settlements, estimated population, and estimated number of rifles.The correspondence, which mainly consists of letters from the Political Agent to the Political Residency in Bahrain, discusses rumours that the Imam of Oman, during a spell of ill health in 1948, recommended his successor to an assembled group of leading tribal chiefs. Also discussed is the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd] attempts to obtain the allegiance of the Omani tribal leaders, and his hope of persuading them to discard the Imamate altogether when the present Imam dies.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 35; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Internal politics
Tribes
Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa'īd Dynasty
Āl Bū Sa'īd dynasty, Imam of Muscat and Oman

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000881.0x000013_ar
81055/vdc_100000000881.0x000013_en
IOR/R/15/6/244
IOR/R/15/6/244

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