'Muscat. Desire of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal to Abdicate.'

Title:

'Muscat. Desire of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal to Abdicate.'

Date:

1929/1931

Description:

Abstract: Correspondence relating to abdication of Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal], Sultan of Muscat and Oman. Correspondence discusses how the Sultan had initially expressed a desire to abdicate in 1920 following the conclusion of the Omani rebellion and the Treaty of Sib. Correspondence relates to attempts by British officials to dissuade Taimur bin Faisal from abdicating including a reduction in his financial allowance from the Government of India. Letters discuss arrangements for his son Saiyid Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr] to rule through a Council of Regency and the tenents of the Ibadhi branch of Islam on election of their religious head. A letter describes how Saiyid Said bin Taimur became Sultan at the age of 22 following time as President of the Council of Ministers and de facto ruler for two years. Other topics discussed include: finances, proposed increase of the Muscat tarriff and the Zanzibar Subsidy; the Sultan's [Taymūr bin Fayṣal] house in India; succession in Oman; and Bertram Thomas.Correspondents include Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett, Political Resident Persian Gulf; Gerald Patrick Murphy, Political Agent, Muscat; Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal]; Foreign Secretary to the Government of India.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers appearing in the top right hand corner of each folio.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Abdications (events)
Āl Wasik Billah al-Majid Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Sa'īd, Sultan of Muscat and Oman

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001a2_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001a2_en
IOR/R/15/1/445
IOR/R/15/1/445

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