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IOR/R/15/2/1670
- Record Id:
- 040-000230007
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000195
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100029540590.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1670
- Title:
- File 20/5 CEREMONIALS AND HONOURS. Honours, Titles & Decorations
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence regarding the grant of titles and badges to various persons in the Gulf. For instance, the title ‘Khan Bahadur’ was given to, among others, Khan Sahib Abdur Rahman Zaiyani, an Arab merchant, and to Mirza Ismail Barduli, an interpreter at the Agency in Muscat. The badge of a ‘Member of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire’ was delivered to Captain John Baron Howes. The title ‘Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire’ was given to Shaikh Hamad Bin ‘Isa Al-Khalifa.
The file also contains correspondence regarding the procedure for the replacement of the King’s Silver Jubilee Medals.
The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agencies in Bahrain, Muscat, and Kuwait, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, and the Under Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000229279
038-000229999
040-000230007 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/963-1823 : Bahrain Agency, English Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/1663-1675 : File 20: Ceremonials and Celebrations
IOR/R/15/2/1670 : File 20/5 CEREMONIALS AND HONOURS. Honours, Titles & Decorations - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0020]/038-000229999[0008]/040-000230007
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (125 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000195
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1914
- End Date:
- 1950
- Date Range:
- 22 Jun 1914-Jun 1950
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 127; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-115 and ff 116-125; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- 20/5
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 115-125 are file notes.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)