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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R Name Emir of Ja‘alān, Early 20th century - Mid 20th century

1. IOR/R/15/1/423

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/423
Title:
35/101 V (A 49) Muscat Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
Correspondence discusses miscellaneous topics including: The Amirs of Jaalan [Ja’alān] and their claim to be treated as an independent state along with the rebuttal of these claims. Kidnapping of Kersandas Lalji and visit to Sur in 1926 by Major Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett, Political Agent Mus...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Dec 1925-19 Mar 1928
Extent:
1 volume (118 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/441

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/441
Title:
File 35/134 I A. 40. Sur: Amirs of Jaalan
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning fighting at Sur between the Bani Bu Ali and the Arama. Includes a number of reports from Major Gerald Patrick Murphy the Political Agent, Muscat to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf on the general situation in Oman and concerns that due to tribal involvement th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Mar 1928-18 Nov 1928
Extent:
1 volume (274 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/442

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/442
Title:
File 35/134 II A 44 Jaalan. Amirs of.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the rebellion of the Sur area and issues of the extension of the authority of the Sultan of Muscat. Includes discussion by the Political Agent, Muscat of the creation of a protectorate in Muscat and Oman; a 'note on our present policy in Muscat'; questionnaire on plann...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1928-24 Jun 1930
Extent:
1 volume (220 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/443

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/443
Title:
File 35/134 III (A 54) Sur: Ja`alan- Amirs of.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the Amir of Ja'alan and the collection of customs at Sur. Letters discuss the strategy for enforcing customs collection in Sur and the visit in HMS Penzance of Heir Apparent, Saiyid Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr], President of the Council of Ministers in order to r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Jun 1930-31 Dec 1931
Extent:
1 volume (203 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/1/444

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/444
Title:
File 35/134 IV (A 56) Sur. Ja'alan - Amirs of.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to actions against the Bani Bu Ali [Banī Bū ‘Alī] in Sur in 1932 who were claiming independence from the Muscat State. Correspondence discusses how the Bani Bu Ali led by Shaikh Ali bin Abdullah al-Hammuda [Muḥammed bin Nāṣir al-Ḥamūdah] were rebelling against the Su...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1931-18 Mar 1932
Extent:
1 volume (253 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/6/60-65

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/60-65
Title:
File XXXVIII: Sur and Amirs of Ja'lan
Scope & Content:
File XXXVIII Sur and Amirs of Ja'lan consists of two files (XXXVIII/1 and XXXVIII/2) and four volumes (XXXVIII/3, XXXVIII/4, XXXVIII/5 vol I, and XXXVIII/5). The correspondence in this sub-sub-series is mainly related to the Amirs of Ja'alan [Emirs of Ja'lan] Bani Bu Ali rebelling against the Su...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Gujarati
Date Range:
1918-1931
Extent:
6 files (1134 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/6/205

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/205
Title:
File 8/21 II SUR
Scope & Content:
This volume relates to measures taken by the Government of Muscat and Oman (with the assistance of the British Government) to assert its authority over the town of Sur and the nearby village of Aiqa [Al ‘Ayjah]. The correspondence largely concerns customs control and the tense relations betwee...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 May 1931-20 Nov 1939
Extent:
1 volume (253 folios)

8. 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)

9. IOR/R/15/6/207

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/207
Title:
File 8/21 Muscat State Affairs: Dependencies – Sur (Operations)
Scope & Content:
This file relates to two separate subjects. The first is the reported murder of Abdullah bin Ahmad al-Rawaf, a Saudi Arabian subject, by Beni Hasan tribesmen. The second is a trip to Sur, which was recently undertaken by the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, Major Tom Hickinbotham. The corre...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1938-4 Nov 1940
Extent:
1 file (16 folios)