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IOR/L/PS/12/36
- Record Id:
- 040-000555033
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000554997
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x000136
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/36
- Title:
- PZ 5377/31 'Hejaz-Nejd: alleged desecration of tombs at Jannatul Baki [Jannat al-Baqi]; treatment of Shiahs in the Hejaz'
- Scope & Content:
- The file contains correspondence regarding the disadvantageous treatment of Shia pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, particularly excess charges for transportation, and the destruction of shrines at Jannatul Baki [Jannat al-Baqi] cemetery in Medina by Ibn Saud in 1926. The primary correspondents are: Cecil Gervase Hope Gill, HM Chargé d’Affaires to Jeddah; Government of India, Foreign and Political Department; Government of Bengal; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia; Sir Andrew Ryan, British Legation to Saudi Arabia; various Shia Muslims in India.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000554996
037-000554997
040-000555033 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/12 : Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
IOR/L/PS/12/1-1442 : Political (External) Department, Annual Files
IOR/L/PS/12/36 : PZ 5377/31 'Hejaz-Nejd: alleged desecration of tombs at Jannatul Baki [Jannat al-Baqi]; treatment of Shiahs in the Hejaz' - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0001]/037-000554997[0036]/040-000555033
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (39 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1931
- End Date:
- 1932
- Date Range:
- 6 Jun 1931-4 Oct 1932
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 232, and terminates at f 272, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, 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 233-273; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- PZ 5377/31
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- British Legation to Saudi Arabia, 1930-1947
Government of Bengal, 1765-1947
Government of India, Foreign and Political Department, 1783-1937
HM Chargé d'Affaires to Jeddah, 1930-Mid 20th century
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia, 1930-
Āl Sa‘ūd, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal, King of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Sa‘ūd, 1876-1953 - Subjects:
- Desecration of cemeteries
Embassies and consulates
Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages - Places:
- Jannatul Baki, Medina, Saudi Arabia