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Notes to Chapter Eight

garrison at Doha, but there was never a Turkish presence anywhere on
the Trucial Coast.
5 See above, pages 68ff.
6 “The subjects of the Qasimi, to whatever tribe they might belong, were
generally spoken of as Qawasim; and it seems possible that, abroad, the
name was applied to almost all Arabs hailing from the western coast of
the 'Oman promontory. It was the decline of Persian influence in the
Gulf after the death of Nadir Shah that in the end brought the Qawasim
upon the general scene". (Lorimer, Ilistor., p. 631). See also above, page
68 and footnote 109 of Chapter Two.
7 See above pages 21f, and see also for the following Kelly, Britain, p. 4 and
8ff, Miles, Countries, pp. 238ff and Landen, R.G. Oman, Princeton, 1967,
pp. 34f.
8 For a detailed description of the course of the Civil War see Lorimer,
Histor., pp. 403ff.
9 The chronology of events leading to the end of the Civil War is a subject
of disagreement among the various sources for this period. See for
different dates Kelly, Britain, p. 9 footnote 3 and p. 10.
10 When SaTd bin Ahmad’s grandson Hamad became virtual Ruler of
Oman during his father’s lifetime, he did not attempt to become the
Imam but he adopted the title of Sayyid, meaning Lord; during the
second half of the 19th century the title of Sultan took its place; see for
this development Kelly, Britain, pp. llff.
11 One such exception are the Bani Ghafir themselves, whose Dhahirah-
based section changed to become Hinawi after they once felt badly let
down by the Ghafiriyah, who did not assist them when they were
attacked.
12 The principal sources are the enumerations in Miles, Countries, pp.
422ff, and Lorimer, Geogr., pp. 1391-1411 and p. 1437.
13 They were subordinate to the Qawasim; it may also have something to
do with the Hinawi connections that Shaikh Zayid bin Sultan offered
them the right of residence in Abu Dhabi, when a large number of them
fell out with the Ruler of Ra’s al Khaimah and emigrated from Jazlrah al
Za'ab in 1969.
14 The word “Wahhabi" derives from the name of the founder but is not
used by those who adhere to this strict form of Islamic observance. They
call themselves either simply Muslim or Muwahhidun (Unitarians). See
for a description of the movement e.g. Kelly, Britain, pp. 45ff with a guide
to further material on the subject in English.
15 Burckhardt, J.L., Notes on the Beduins and Wahabys, collected during
his Travels in the East, 2 vols, London, 1831, p. 286.
16 The history of repeated Wahhabi incursions into Oman during the 19th
century may be followed in detail in Kelly, Britain, pp. 102ff and
elsewhere.

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