Author
a high-ranking British colonial representative
Publication Date
23 Mar 1935-7 Sep 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
67
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/129
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x000329
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
23 Mar 1935-7 Sep 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file concerns the award to Saiyid Said bin Saiyid Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr], Sultan of Muscat and Oman, and others in Muscat and Oman, of the Silver Jubilee medal to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the coronation of King George V. The papers also concern the holding of
durbars
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
to celebrate the occasion, and the issue by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India of a
Kharita
An important letter usually sent in an elaborate textile pouch, dispatched as part of the royal or diplomatic correspondence of rulers and elites.
(official letter) to the Sultan.
The file contains correspondence from 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.
, 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 the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, and the Government of India.
The Arabic content of the file consists of the text of the Arabic version of the
Kharita
An important letter usually sent in an elaborate textile pouch, dispatched as part of the royal or diplomatic correspondence of rulers and elites.
(folio 42), and correspondence from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, with some 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 4/3
