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1. 'Saiyid Timur Bin Fasl, son of His Highness the Sultan of Muskat.' Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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- Abstract: Genre/Subject Matter:Full-length standing studio portrait of two men, with Sa'id Taimur Bin Faisal (1886–1965; r. 1913–1932) on the right. At the time this portrait was taken he was son of the ruling monarch Sayyid Faisal bin Turki (1864–1913; r. 1888–1913), who is mentioned in the title of the portrait. The man on the left is presumably a retainer of Bin Faisal.The two men stand on a richly patterned carpet, which features an ornate central medallion; Farsi/Persian text is integrated into the design of the medallion. A painted studio backdrop two cusped arches is visible behind the men. An upholstered wooden chair and wooden carved table are used as props at left and right respectively.A letterpress caption page preceding the print reads:‘Saiyid Timur Bin Fasl, son of His Highness the Sultan of Muskat’Temporal context:This portrait was most likely taken during the Delhi Durbar of 1903 to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.Inscriptions:In pencil, at right alongside image and upper right corner: ‘120’; ‘188’Physical description: Dimensions:280 x 227 mmCondition:The image is lightly creased. Light surface dirt throughout. Surface losses have been crudely inked in.Foliation:'120'Process:Albumen
2. 'Abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal and accession of Sultan Saiyid Said ibn Taimur'
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- Abstract: Correspondence concerning the abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal]and the accession of his son, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr]. The file includes a letter in Arabic (folio 97) from Sultan Taimur with a translation in English, giving reasons as to why he cannot return to Muscat and willingness to accept a reduced subsidy. Correspondence discusses the timing of the abdication and arrangements for Taimur bin Faisal to reside in Ceylon.Correspondents include Trenchard Craven Fowle, Political Agent, Muscat; Hugh Vincent Biscoe, Political Resident Persian Gulf; Taimur bin Faisal; Said bin Taimur.Physical description: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled numbers in the top-right corner of each recto. An earlier foliation system, which uses uncircled numbers in the top-right corner of rectos, runs throughout the volume. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 97a. Folio 97 is an inset.
3. 'Muscat. Desire of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal to Abdicate.'
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- 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.
4. 'File [VIII D/3] H.H. THE SULTAN SAIYID TAIMUR ACCESSION 1913.'
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- Abstract: This volume concerns the political situation in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, following the death of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd], on 5 October 1913, and the accession of his son, Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. The main topic of discussion is Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal's request that the British Government officially recognise him as Sultan.The volume's principal correspondents are the following: Major Stuart George Knox, Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal, Sultan of Muscat and Oman.The Arabic language material mainly consists of correspondence received by the Political Agent from Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal. The French language material consists of correspondence between the Political Agent and the French Consul at Muscat.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 41; 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.
5. 'File [VIIIB/2] MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: Zanzibar Subsidy and Arms Subsidy'
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- Abstract: This volume concerns two subsidies paid by the Government of India to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, which are referred to in the correspondence as the Zanzibar subsidy and the arms traffic subsidy. The latter subsidy is referred to as initially having been granted to Sultan Faisal bin Turki [Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd] as a personal subsidy in 1912, in recognition of his co-operation in the suppression of arms traffic in the Persian Gulf. The Zanzibar subsidy is described as being the right of any Sultan recognised by the British Government, 'subject to their fulfilling certain conditions.'The date range of the volume is 1921-1939; however, there is no material dating from 1924-1931. The correspondence dating from 1921 to 1923 (ff 2-40) notes the continuation of the arms traffic subsidy following the death of Sultan Faisal bin Turki, owing to certain exceptional circumstances, and discusses whether it should be reduced or withdrawn when his successor, Sultan Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd] ceases to rule. The question is raised again in 1932, following the abdication of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal and the accession of his son, Saiyid Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], and this later correspondence discusses the extension of the subsidy and its eventual discontinuation in January 1936. Also discussed are changes to the arrangements for the payment of the Zanzibar subsidy.The volume features the following principal correspondents: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Government of India's Foreign Secretary; the Viceroy of India; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; officials of the India Office and the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department.The Arabic language material mostly consists of correspondence exchanged between British representatives and the Sultan of Muscat, of which English translations are also present.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 146; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
6. 'File 8/29 MUSCAT STATE AFFAIRS: ACTIVITIES OF SAIYID TAIMUR BIN FAISAL'
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- Abstract: This file relates to the activities of Sir Sayid Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Sa‘īd], former Sultan of Muscat and Oman.The correspondence reports on the ex-Sultan's business interests and on his travels under the alias T F T Al Said. Most of the correspondence covers the period 1943-1946 and concerns arrangements for Sayid Taimur bin Faisal's visits to Muscat. There is no material covering the period 1937-1939.Notable correspondents include the following: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; officials of the Government of India's Foreign and Political (later External Affairs) Department.The Arabic language material consists of correspondence received by the Political Agent from the Sultan (English translations are also present).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 65; 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.