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Mss Eur F126/75
- Record Id:
- 040-002311366
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x00037e
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023253371.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/75
- Title:
- Demi-officials on Meywar affairs after death of Maharana Shunbao Singh
- Scope & Content:
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Demi-official letters from Colonel John Allen Wright, Political Agent, Haraoti on the state of Meywar [Mewār] affairs following the death of Maharana Shunbao Singh [Shambhu Singh].
The letters discuss the circumstances of the Maharana's death and claims that his death was as a result of witchcraft; the potential successors to the throne and the difficulties in removing one of the claimants to the throne from Oodeypore [Udaipur, Mewar].
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002311283
036-002311359
040-002311366 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F126 : Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/69-77 : Rajputana [Rājasthān] Agency Papers
Mss Eur F126/75 : Demi-officials on Meywar affairs after death of Maharana Shunbao Singh - Contains:
- Mss Eur F126/75, ff 2-6 : Letter from Colonel John Allen Wright, Political Agent, Haraoti to Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor-General at Rajputana
Mss Eur F126/75, ff 7-10 : Letter from Colonel John Allen Wright, Political Agent, Haraoti to Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor-General at Rajputana
Mss Eur F126/75, ff 11-16 : Letter from Colonel John Allen Wright, Political Agent, Haraoti to Lewis Pelly, Agent to the Governor-General at Rajputana
Click here to View / search full list of parts of Mss Eur F126/75 - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0008]/036-002311359[0007]/040-002311366
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F126
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 file, 3 items (18 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x00037e
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1874
- End Date:
- 1874
- Date Range:
- 14 Oct 1874-31 Oct 1874
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: The file has been foliated in the front top right hand corner of each folio with a pencil number enclosed in a circle.
Binding: The contents of the file had been tied together with red and yellow thread and within the file each individual letter had been tied together with string. All of these ties have since been removed for conservation purposes and can be found at the rear of their relevant letters/file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)