'Political Affairs of Muscat and Oman'

Title:

'Political Affairs of Muscat and Oman'

Contributor:

Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa'īd Dynasty (correspondent)

Date:

1874/1876

Description:

The papers in these volumes contain correspondence on political affairs in Oman, especially British financial support for the Sultan Turkee bin Sa'id during a rebellion against his authority by various tribes. Other topics discussed in the papers include Sayyid `Abd al-Aziz's property in Zanzibar; jurisdiction of the British consulate over Indian subjects in Muscat; intrigue by the Sultan's nephew, Sayyid Salim, his allowance and expenditure and the Sultan's subsidy and expenses from the British government.3 volumes (549 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: this file consists of three physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio of volume one (ff 1-182), volume two (ff 183-366) and terminates at the last folio of volume three (ff 367-556); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-556; these numbers are printed, and are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers of the volumes. The file has one foliation anomaly, f 159a.

Language:

English
Arabic

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Political affairs
Rebellions

Geographic region:

Oman

Extent:

3 volumes (549 folios)

Rights:

Unknown
Public Domain
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000220_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000220_en
IOR/R/15/6/8

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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