manuscripts

Evidence

"large portions of Amawi’s works that I discovered in the private library of Sayyid Muhammad bin Ahmad Al Bu Sa’id in Seeb, Oman. These include parts of his travelogues from two of the seven journeys he undertook on behalf of Sultan Barghash... Although incomplete, these manuscripts, written in Amawi’s own hand, are substantial"

Remarks

This entry relates to a series of autograph manuscripts authored by the Shafi'i scholar and diplomat Abd al-Aziz al-Amawi (1834–96). Discovered in a private library in Seeb, Oman, these documents include travelogues written during the author's service under Sultan Barghash in the 1870s and 1880s (p. 82). The manuscripts are described as incomplete fragments but are highly significant for being 'written in Amawi’s own hand,' serving as a primary source for 19th-century history and correcting later oral traditions regarding his diplomatic activities and views (p. 82, 87).