This study has the principal aim of emphasising the success of Sultan Turki b. Sa id's attempts to take power in Oman after the death of his father in 1856. It describes in detail his attempts, and his period of government, with reference to the British presence and attitude towards the Sultan, which had for some time given him considerable assistance in settling his problems with his opponents inside the country. This study also gives details of the British policy towards Oman from the early sixteenth century and the regional situation with reference to the appearance of the Ottoman Empire in Central Arabia and the Wahhabi dispute with the Government of Muscat. Chapter 1 provides a historical background, relating to British policy towards Oman, and the Ottoman Empire's influence in the Arabian Peninsula and the Wahhabi threat to Oman. It discusses the internal circumstances which were to help Sultan Turki gain power in Oman. Chapter 2 concentrates on the discussion of the situation in Oman that followed the death of Sayyid Sa'id b. Sultan, and the reign of Sayyid Thuwaini 1856-1868, with reference to the role of Sayyid Turki b. Sa'id in this period. It also describes the troubles between Muscat and Zanzibar that were settled by Lord Canning s Arbitration in April, 1861. The third chapter describes the Turki- ' Azzan dispute during the time of Sayyid 'Azzan b. Qais, 1868-1871, including the British attitude towards that dispute, and the India Government's action through their representatives in Muscat and the Persian Gulf. The subject of the fourth chapter is a description of Sayyid Turki b. Sa'id as one of the paramount characters in the modern history of Oman. Furthermore, it examines the manner in which the Sultan regained the throne, and British policy towards his Government. The discussion in the fifth chapter concerns the Sultan's arguments with his opponents, such as Sayyid 'Abd 'al- 'Aziz, Ibrahim b. Qais, and Shaikh Salihb. 'Ah al-Harthi, and the Sultan's efforts to exert his power in the country

This study has the principal aim of emphasising the success of Sultan Turki b. Sa id's attempts to take power in Oman after the death of his father in 1856. It describes in detail his attempts, and his period of government, with reference to the British presence and attitude towards the Sultan, w...