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'File 35/34 I Muskat: Grievances of the Banians about notification issued by the Sultan fixing 19 maund as the weight of a rice bag'

Title	'File 35/34 I Muskat: Grievances of the Banians about notification issued by the Sultan fixing 19 maund as the weight of a rice bag'
Author	Sultan fixing the weight of rice bags in the unit of measurement of weight known as a maund. Correspondence discusses the difference between a Muskat maund and a Bengal maund and issues relating to the sale of rice by weight. Includes a petition from the Banians to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative
Publication Date:	17 Jul 1897-4 Nov 1897 (CE, Gregorian)
Type	Document
Language	English
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	47
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/R/15/1/396
Record ID	vdc_100000000193.0x000171
Library Location	British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date	17 Jul 1897-4 Nov 1897 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	Correspondence concerning complaints from Banians about notification issued by Sultan fixing the weight of rice bags in the unit of measurement of weight known as a maund. Correspondence discusses the difference between a Muskat maund and a Bengal maund and issues relating to the sale of rice by weight. Includes a petition from the Banians to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. with list of individuals and signatures. Correspondents include Major Christopher George Forbes Fagan, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat; Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Faisal bin Turki [Fayṣal bin Turkī], Sultan of Muscat; Banian Merchant of Indian extraction. traders.

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'File 35/34 I Muskat: Grievances of the Banians about notification issued by the Sultan fixing 19 maund as the weight of a rice bag'

Author Sultan fixing the weight of rice bags in the unit of measurement of weight known as a maund. Correspondence discusses the difference between a Muskat maund and a Bengal maund and issues relating to the sale of rice by weight. Includes a petition from the Banians to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative

Publication Date 17 Jul 1897-4 Nov 1897 (CE, Gregorian)

Type Document

Language English

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 47

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/R/15/1/396

Record ID vdc_100000000193.0x000171

Library Location British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Date 17 Jul 1897-4 Nov 1897 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes Correspondence concerning complaints from Banians about notification issued by Sultan fixing the weight of rice bags in the unit of measurement of weight known as a maund. Correspondence discusses the difference between a Muskat maund and a Bengal maund and issues relating to the sale of rice by weight. Includes a petition from the Banians to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. with list of individuals and signatures. Correspondents include Major Christopher George Forbes Fagan, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat; Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Faisal bin Turki [Fayṣal bin Turkī], Sultan of Muscat; Banian Merchant of Indian extraction. traders.