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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R/15/1/391-467 Subject Currencies

1. IOR/R/15/1/396

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/396
Title:
File 35/34 I Muskat: Grievances of the Banians about notification issued by the Sultan fixing 19 maund as the weight of a rice bag
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning complaints from Banians about notification issued by Sultan fixing the weight of rice bags in the unit of measurement of weight known as a maund. Correspondence discusses the difference between a Muskat maund and a Bengal maund and issues relating to the sale of rice by...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Jul 1897-4 Nov 1897
Extent:
1 volume (47 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/465

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/465
Title:
Minting of currency in Muscat
Scope & Content:
Correspondence includes a letter from Saiyid Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr], Sultan of Muscat and Oman to Captain Tom Hickinbotham, Political Agent Muscat, requesting the minting of a new nickel and other sorts of currency at Muscat. Khan Bahadur Ahmed Shubaili, was appointed as an agent on ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Aug 1939-15 Nov 1939
Extent:
1 volume (6 folios)

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