Author
Political Resident and Consul-General, Turkish Arabia (correspondent) | Foreign Office (correspondent) | Government of India, Foreign and Political Department (correspondent) | India Office (correspondent) | British Vice-Consul, Kerbala (correspondent)
Publication Date
1904/1914
Publication Place
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Qatar National Library
Subject
Loans | Charitable uses | more | less
Type
Book
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
126
Physical Dimensions
1 volume (126 folios)
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
81055/vdc_100000000365.0x0003a2_ar | 81055/vdc_100000000365.0x0003a2_en | IOR/L/PS/10/77
Record ID
81055%2Fvdc_100000000365.0x0003a2_dlme
Library Location
British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Date
1904/1914
Notes
The volume contains correspondence relating to the distribution of the Oudh Bequest in Kerbala [Karbala] and Nejef [Najaf]. The correspondence is principally between the Government of India (Foreign and Political Departments), the India Office, and the Foreign Office. There are many enclosures that include correspondence from the following:the Political Resident in Turkish Arabia (who also acts as the British Consul-General in Baghdad);Mirza Muhammad Hassan Mohsin, British Vice-Consul at Kerbala;several mujtahids (a person accepted as an authority on Islamic law) from Kerbala and Nejaf;J W Hose, Chief Secretary to the Government of the United Provinces.The Oudh Bequest was an annual payment made by the Government of India to the mujtahids of the holy shrine cities of Karbala and Najaf. This payment was the interest on a loan given to the East India Company in 1825 by the King of Awadh, who instructed that it be used to improve religious learning and help the poor of Shia communities in Iraq.The papers within the volume cover the discussion over how the bequest was to be distributed. This system of distribution underwent several changes over the years, owing to complaints of unfairness by potential recipients and corruption as perceived by the British. Included within the volume are several petitions from mujtahids and representatives of the Indian residents of Kerbala and Nejef for a fairer distribution of the funds.The volume includes extracts from the summaries of events in Turkish Arabia that were produced on a monthly basis by the Political Resident in Baghdad. | 1 volume (126 folios) | The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. | Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 128; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. | more | less
Parçası Olduğu
British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers
