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1. ‘Depredations committed by the Joasmee pirates in violation of the Treaty of Peace concluded with them in 1806. An expedition authorised by the Supreme Government for their suppression.’
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- Abstract: The item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Governments of Bengal and Bombay. It concerns reports of piracy carried out by the Joasmee [Qawasim], and the deliberations of the governments of Bombay and Bengal over the appropriate response to this issue.The primary subjects are:Reports of attacks on British shipping in the Gulf by the Joasmee, including the capture of the SylphThe expansion of Wahabee [Wahhabi] influence in the Gulf, and the increase in piracy this has allegedly causedDivisions among the Joasmee, including reports that Sheikh Sultan Ben Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr al-Qasimi], the ruler of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah, has abandoned their causeRelations between Britain and the Joasmee, including a copy of a treaty made on 6 February 1806 (folios 74 recto to 75 recto)Reports of Joasmee attacks on shipping off the coast of India (including: a petition from merchants in Bombay requesting greater British protection (folios 92 recto to 93 recto); a report into four dows [dhows] which had arrived at Surat (folio 105 verso); extracts from two letters from Sunderjee Sewjee, a merchant from Bombay, reporting Joasmee activity in the Gulf of Kutch (folios 109 recto to 109 verso; and folios 113 verso to 114 recto); and two letters from Mutur bin Ruhmu bin Rashid Casimee [Matar bin Rahma bin Rashid al-Qasimi], the cousin of Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi, to his brother Rashid Bin Ruhmu Rashid Casimee [Rashid bin Rahma bin Rashid al-Qasimi] at Bhownuggur [Bhavnagar] (folios 147 recto to 151 verso))The relations of Muscat with the Joasmee and the Wahabees, and a request from the Imam of Muscat for British help in resisting themA request from the Uttoobee [Bani Utbah] for British supportReports on the expansion of Wahabee influence in south Arabia and of attacks on shipping off the southern Arabian coast (including: an extract from a memoir by Mohumud Ibrahim Purkar [Ibrahim Purkar, also referred to as Mohummud Hajee Ibrahim and Moohummud Ibrahim Purkar Makhooda] (folios 131 verso to 136 verso), and a letter from the Dola [Governor] of Mocha (folios 137 recto to 138 verso))Plans for an expedition against the Joasmee, in cooperation with Muscat.The primary correspondents are: William Money, Superintendent of the Bombay Marine; David Seton, Resident at Muscat; Brigadier General John Malcolm; and Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Chief Secretary to Government, Fort William.The title page (f 65) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 12, Season 1809/10, Draft 186’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, October and December 1809’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 65, and terminates at f 164, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
2. 'Persian Gulf Gazetteer, Part I: Historical and Political Materials: Précis of Nejd Affairs, 1804-1904.'
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- Abstract: The volume, marked secret, is Persian Gulf Gazetteer, Part 1: Historical and Political Materials: Précis of Nejd Affairs, 1804-1904, and includes the printing statement 'G. C. Press, Simla. - No. 817 F. D. - 5.11.04. - 30 0 M. D.' The volume opens with a preface by J A Saldana, dated 5 October 1904 (folio 3). This is followed by a list of contents (folio 4). The volume is divided into 45 sections and gives a history of the Wahabi movements that affected the Persian Gulf and Oman in the nineteenth-century. The history is based on the Proceedings of the Foreign Department of the Government of India and the Political Department of the Government of Bombay.Folio 7 is a genealogical chart of Wahabi Amirs.Folio 29 is a genealogical chart of Shammar Chiefs.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 34; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
3. ‘File XXXVIII/4 BOMBARDMENT of SUR. OCT:- NOV: 1928.’
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- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to events taking place at Sur and the involvement of various Omani tribes, mainly the Bani Bu Ali and the Janabah. The events at Sur include: attacks made on merchants and caravans; the besieging of forts; the raising of the flag of Ibn Saud; and the bombardment of a fort at Sur.Concerns were raised by the Council of Ministers, Muscat, and the Hanawi [also Hinawi] tribal faction, as represented by Shaikh Isa bin Salih al-Harthi, regarding the establishment of Ibn Saud’s authority in Ja‘alan [Ja'lan]. The Amirs of Ja'alan [Emirs of Ja‘lan], who belong to the Ghafiri tribal faction, also raised concerns regarding the plan of the Hanawis to take over Sur. The correspondence also contains summaries (ff 36-42 and ff 157-161) of the Political Agent’s tour to Sur.The main correspondents in the file are: the Amirs of Ja'alan, Shaikh Muhammad bin Nasir and Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Hamudah; the Council of Ministers to His Highness the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; Shaikh Isa bin Salih al-Harthi; the Political Agent, Muscat; and the Political Resident, Bushire.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 176; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
4. ‘File XXVIII/10 REPORT ON PRESENT CONDITIONS IN MUSCAT AND DEALINGS OF THE STATE WITH THE TRIBES NOMINALLY UNDER IT.’
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence in the form of reports and diaries circulated between British Officials. The reports are concerned mainly with internal affairs in Muscat and Oman. The British Political Agent and Consul at Muscat reports to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, on the present conditions in Muscat and the situation of failure between the state and the tribes nominally under it. The Political Agent also provides half-yearly statements of the revenue of the Muscat State finance along with comments on Bertram Sidney Thomas’ financial reports.Among other issues included in the reports are:the news of collecting zakat(alms) money from various regions in Oman and Muscat and people’s reaction to thatShaikh ‘Isa bin Salih’s diplomacy in bringing conflicting tribes togetherthe clashes between the two main Omani factions, the Hanawi and the Ghafirithe Wahhabis’ occupation of al-Buraimi in the1800s, and how they influenced some of the tribes of al-Dhahira region who still identify themselves as Wahhabisthe relation between the Sultan of Muscat and Shaikh 'Isa bin Salih al-Harthi and his father Shaikh Salih bin Ali before himthe issue of succession of Sultan Taimur bin Faisalthe need of the British to protect al-Buraimi from the Wahhabisa summary of the history of Oman, its Ibadhisect, the establishment of the Imama(religious leadership) and the ruling family founded in 1744the rebellions of 1895 and 1913The last report in the file is of the visit of the Senior Naval Officer to the Trucial Coast in May 1931, and his notes on the internal affairs in Ras al-Khaimah and Dubai.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 59; these numbers are written in pencil and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.