Author
certain Arab shaikhs against Seyyid Faisul [Sayyid Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd]
Publication Date
12 Apr 1880-28 Nov 1900 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
158
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/143
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x000356
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
12 Apr 1880-28 Nov 1900 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file concerns political matters concerning both Muscat and Oman (also referred to as Muskat and Maskat), and Zanzibar.
The papers include: correspondence concerning reported discussions between Seyyid Toorkee [Sayyid Turkī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Sultan of Muscat and Oman, and his brother, the Sultan of Zanzibar, with a view to the abdication of Seyyid Toorkee and the reunification of Muscat and Oman and Zanzibar under the Sultan of Zanzibar, 1880-1881; British resistance to the idea of allowing reunion to take place, folio 5v; political intrigues by certain Arab shaikhs against Seyyid Faisul [Sayyid Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Sultan of Muscat and Oman, with a view to offering the rulership of Muscat and Oman to the Sultan of Zanzibar, 1894-95; the issue of the presentation by the Sultan of Zanzibar of guns and ammunition to visitors, 1894; the Sultan of Zanzibar's debts as a result of lavish gifts, and the British Government's offer to increase his Civil List income, 1895; the supply of money from Zanzibar to rebel leaders in Muscat and Oman, 1896; and the movements and political status of Hilal bin Amr, who was accused of leaving Zanzibar and fomenting disaffection against the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and the British Government at Sur, on the coast of Oman, and of seeking the protection of the Government of France, 1896-1900.
The file includes correspondence from the Consul General, Zanzibar; the
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.
and Consul, Muscat; the Government of India; 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 the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
; the
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.
; and the Foreign Office.
There is no correspondence dated 1882-1892.
The Arabic language content of the papers consists of three transcripts of letters in Arabic, with English translations.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Subject files: File 6/1
