Author
the Sultan
Publication Date
29 Oct 1919-10 Nov 1929 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
239
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/52
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x00028c
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
29 Oct 1919-10 Nov 1929 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and reports between British officials in Muscat, Bushire and Delhi, and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Taimur bin Faisal al-Bu Sa‘idi, regarding the latter’s visit to India and his subsequent proposal to reside there and to abdicate the Sultanate. The correspondence includes reports on the character of the Sultan, the possible alternatives to rule, and the situation in Muscat in general. It also includes notes on the history of the succession of Imams and Sultans in Oman (ff 234-238). Among other issues discussed in the correspondence are the following:
the length of the Sultan’s stay in Muscat and India each year
the Sultan’s monthly personal allowance
the purchase of a house at Dehra Dun, India by the Sultan, and discussion about the holding of immovable property in British India as per British law
the establishment of the Council of Ministers in Muscat in 1920
the recognition of Sa'id bin Taimur as the Sultan’s successor
the financial situation in Muscat and its reflection on the Sultan’s personal allowance
the Sultan’s second proposal to abdicate in 1929
the appointment of Sa'id bin Taimur as the president of the Council of Ministers in 1929
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 XXXIII/11A
