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IOR/R/15/6/52
- Record Id:
- 040-000242532
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000242469
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00028c
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100048155318.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/6/52
- Title:
- File XXXIII/11-A Affairs of the Ruling Family Sultan's Abdication Oct. 1919 to Nov. 1929.
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and reports between British officials in Muscat, Bushire and Delhi, and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Taimur bin Faisal al-Bu Sa‘idi, regarding the latter’s visit to India and his subsequent proposal to reside there and to abdicate the Sultanate. The correspondence includes reports on the character of the Sultan, the possible alternatives to rule, and the situation in Muscat in general. It also includes notes on the history of the succession of Imams and Sultans in Oman (ff 234-238). Among other issues discussed in the correspondence are the following:
- the length of the Sultan’s stay in Muscat and India each year
- the Sultan’s monthly personal allowance
- the purchase of a house at Dehra Dun, India by the Sultan, and discussion about the holding of immovable property in British India as per British law
- the establishment of the Council of Ministers in Muscat in 1920
- the recognition of Sa'id bin Taimur as the Sultan’s successor
- the financial situation in Muscat and its reflection on the Sultan’s personal allowance
- the Sultan’s second proposal to abdicate in 1929
- the appointment of Sa'id bin Taimur as the president of the Council of Ministers in 1929
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000242469
037-000242492
038-000242529
040-000242532 - 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/15/6 : Political Agency, Muscat
IOR/R/15/6/22-69 : Muscat Agency, Subject files
IOR/R/15/6/50-55 : File XXXIII: Affairs of Muscat Ruling Family
IOR/R/15/6/52 : File XXXIII/11-A Affairs of the Ruling Family Sultan's Abdication Oct. 1919 to Nov. 1929. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0006]/036-000242469[0002]/037-000242492[0009]/038-000242529[0003]/040-000242532
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (239 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00028c
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1919
- End Date:
- 1929
- Date Range:
- 29 Oct 1919-10 Nov 1929
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 241; these numbers are written in pencil and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Former External References:
- Subject Files: File XXXIII/11A
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)