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1. IOR/R/15/1/155

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/155
Title:
'Book No 219. From November 1856 and January 1857 To July 1861'
Scope & Content:
Volume regarding affairs in Muscat relating to Syed Torkee [Turkī ibn Saʻīd Āl Sa‘īd] of Sohar's rebellious actions against Syed Soweynee [Thuwaynī ibn Saʻīd Āl Sa‘īd]. The volume discusses the Joasmee [Āl Qāsimī] Chief's attempts at spreading dissention in Oman; the involvement of their br...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Hebrew
Date Range:
10 Jan 1857-9 Jan 1862
Extent:
1 volume (327 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/394

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/394
Title:
File 35/23 Continuation of rebellion by Shaikh Salih; measures adopted for compensating the sufferers
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the attack by the tribes of Oman on Muscat in 1895 in which British subjects lost property leading to the insistence by British officials that a tax be levied on dates coming from the rebel areas. Letters discuss the British guarantee to Sayyid Faisal bin Turki, Sultan ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Jul 1895-23 Feb 1903
Extent:
1 volume (85 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/433

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/433
Title:
Muscat Rising of 1913
Scope & Content:
This file concerns the 1913 uprising of the Ibāḍī imamate and the tribes of the interior of Oman under the leadership of Sālim bin Rāshid al-Kharūṣī against the authority of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, al-Sayyid Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd, and the subsequent intervention and deployment of B...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1913-30 Sep 1913
Extent:
1 volume (303 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/89

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/89
Title:
File 1/18 I Major Head:- Political. Subject:- Sultan of Najd's Relations with Iraq.
Scope & Content:
The file deals with political relations between the Sultan of Nejd [Najd] (from 1926 King of Hejaz and Nejd) [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] (commonly referred to in the papers as Bin Saud or Ibn Saud) and the state of Iraq, specifically in terms of raids by Najdi tribesme...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Dec 1925-17 Feb 1928
Extent:
1 volume (381 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/90

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/90
Title:
File 1/18 II Major Head:- Political. Subject:- Sultan of Najd's relations with Iraq.
Scope & Content:
The file deals with political relations between the King of Hejaz and Najd [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] (commonly referred to in the papers as Bin Saud or Ibn Saud) and the states of Iraq and Kuwait, particularly in terms of raids by Akhwan [Ikhwān] tribes from Najd. T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 Feb 1928-4 Apr 1928
Extent:
1 volume (452 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/91

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/91
Title:
File 1/18 III Major Head:- Political. Subject:- Sultan of Najd's relations with Iraq.
Scope & Content:
The file deals with political relations between the King of Hejaz and Najd [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] (commonly referred to in the papers as Bin Saud or Ibn Saud) and the states of Iraq and Kuwait, particularly in terms of raids by Akhwan [Ikhwān] tribes from Najd, an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Apr 1928-22 May 1929
Extent:
1 volume (347 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/92

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/92
Title:
File 1/18 IV Arab Revolts against Ibn Saud, 1929.
Scope & Content:
The file deals with revolts against the King of Hejaz and Najd [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] (commonly referred to in the papers as Bin Saud or Ibn Saud) by Akhwan [Ikhwān] tribes in Najd (also referred to as Nejd). The file consists of a small amount of direct correspo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 May 1929-31 Dec 1929
Extent:
1 file (183 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/722

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/722
Title:
‘File 28/30 War. Hostilities in Iran’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence and papers produced in response to Britain’s involvement in the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, which began on 25 August 1941. The file’s principal correspondents are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior), the Poli...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Aug 1941-29 Jan 1942
Extent:
1 file (41 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/5/398

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/398
Title:
Correspondence Relating to Ibn Saud Circulated to Kuwait by Other Gulf Posts
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd, also written as Bin Saud in the file], Amir of Nejd [Emir of Najd], forwarded to the Political Agency, Kuwait, by other British officials in the Gulf region. The correspondence primarily c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 May 1919-14 Sep 1922
Extent:
1 file (202 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/6/206

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/206
Title:
File 8/21 II MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: DEPENDENCIES – SUR (OPERATIONS).
Scope & Content:
This file follows on from the previous file [IOR/R/15/6/205] in subject matter. It documents actions taken and considered by the Government of Muscat and Oman (with military assistance from the British Government) in order to assert its authority over the coastal town of Sur and the surrounding ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1932-11 Jul 1934
Extent:
1 file (264 folios)