Author
the British Government in India that lists details on the correct forms of address for the many princes
Publication Date
4 Jul 1912-3 Jul 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
220
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/237
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x0000d2
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
4 Jul 1912-3 Jul 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file consists of telegrams, letters, memorandums, and extracts from the 'Alqabnamah', a register created and maintained by the British Government in India that lists details on the correct forms of address for the many princes, chiefs, sovereigns, and other notables in the Indian territories. It is this information, relating to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
context, that is the subject of the file.
The correspondence covers several decades and is mainly between the Political
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
in Bushire, the Political Agencies in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Muscat, 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.
in Basra, the Consulate-General in Baghdad, the High Commissioner to Iraq, and the Government of India.
The main pattern of the file revolves around revisions of the 'Alqabnamah' and the discussion around these. Revisions were made in 1912, 1916/17, 1925/26, 1931, and then quite regularly between 1934 and 1944. The rulers mentioned in the file include the Sultan of Muscat, the Sultan of Nejd (later King of Saudi Arabia), the Sheikhs of Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, and the Trucial Sheikhs of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras al-Khaimah, Umm al-Quwain, Sharjah, Ajman, and Kalba. The information given in the register includes the size of the gun salute given to each ruler.
The file also includes correspondence regarding Persia, namely, the correct address for the Sheikh of Mohammerah (Khorramshahr), a standard for addressing Persian notables proposed by the Foreign Ministry of Persia, and the decision by the Iranian Prime Minister to abolish all old style titles and the adoption of more modern ones.
Folios 198-218 are internal office notes, dated from 27 Jul 1928 to 3 Jul 1945.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
This papers in this file are arranged in rough chronological order.
Internal office notes (folios 198-218) date from 27 July 1928 to 3 July 1945. These use a referencing system related to one of the older, inconsistent foliation systems. Notes on a document are assigned a page number accordingly.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
A Series: 13/166
