Treaty of Seeb
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The Treaty of Seeb, or Treaty of As Sib was an agreement reached between Sultan Taimur bin Feisal
(1886-1965) of Muscat
and the Imam of Oman
in 1920. It gave autonomy to the Imamate of Oman regarding the interior regions of the Muscat and Oman
Protectorate, while the sultan would retain sovereignty over the remainder of the country. The treaty was named after As Sib, a coastal town in present-day Oman.
Prior to the treaty, Salim ibn Rashid al-Kharusi instigated an anti-Muscat rebellion among the conservative Ibadhi sects in the interior mountainous areas of Oman and founded the Islamic Imamate of Oman in opposition to Muscat. With British assistance, the Treaty of As Sib went into effect in 1920. The capital of the Imamate was created in the town of Nizwa
.
Relationships between Muscat and Oman were relatively peaceful until 1954 when rebellion was ignited by Imam Ghalib Bin Ali
. This was in reaction to Sultan Said bin Taimur
's (1910-1972) attempts to expand his authority into the interior. The sultan tore up the Treaty of As Sib and eliminated the office of the Imam. In the early 1960s the imam was forced into exile in Saudi Arabia
.
Taimur bin Feisal
al-Wasik Billah al-Majid Sayyid Taimur bin Faisal bin Turki, KCIE, CSI was the sultan of Muscat and Oman from October 15, 1913 to February 10, 1932. He was born at Muscat and succeeded his father Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman as Sultan.Taimur ibn Faisal succeeded his father as...
(1886-1965) of Muscat
Muscat, Oman
Muscat is the capital of Oman. It is also the seat of government and largest city in the Governorate of Muscat. As of 2008, the population of the Muscat metropolitan area was 1,090,797. The metropolitan area spans approximately and includes six provinces called wilayats...
and the Imam of Oman
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
in 1920. It gave autonomy to the Imamate of Oman regarding the interior regions of the Muscat and Oman
Muscat and Oman
Muscat and Oman was a country that encompassed the present day Sultanate of Oman and parts of the United Arab Emirates. The country is not to be confused with either the Trucial States or Trucial Oman, which were sheikhdoms under British protection since 1820....
Protectorate, while the sultan would retain sovereignty over the remainder of the country. The treaty was named after As Sib, a coastal town in present-day Oman.
Prior to the treaty, Salim ibn Rashid al-Kharusi instigated an anti-Muscat rebellion among the conservative Ibadhi sects in the interior mountainous areas of Oman and founded the Islamic Imamate of Oman in opposition to Muscat. With British assistance, the Treaty of As Sib went into effect in 1920. The capital of the Imamate was created in the town of Nizwa
Nizwa
-Attractions:The main tourist attractions in the city are Nizwa Fort, the traditional Souq and Falaj Daris. In the 1990s, the Jama, the fort and the souq which sit next to each other in the centre were renovated using the same traditional materials...
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Relationships between Muscat and Oman were relatively peaceful until 1954 when rebellion was ignited by Imam Ghalib Bin Ali
Imam Ghalib Bin Ali
Imam Ghalib bin Ali Al-Hinai was the last elected Imam of The Imamate of Oman. Since 1954, he led a faction of the Ibadis from his Imamate of Oman in Nizwa and Oman proper in Jebel Akhdar revolt against Sultan Said Bin Taimur through small uprisings and attacks against the oil exploration convoys...
. This was in reaction to Sultan Said bin Taimur
Said bin Taimur
Said bin Taimur was the sultan of Muscat and Oman from 10 February 1932 until his overthrow on 23 July 1970. His second wife was Mazoon al-Mashani...
's (1910-1972) attempts to expand his authority into the interior. The sultan tore up the Treaty of As Sib and eliminated the office of the Imam. In the early 1960s the imam was forced into exile in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
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