PZ 2934/37 'The Caliphate (of Islam)'
IOR/L/PS/12/230
136 items in this record
Search within this record
The record is made up of 1 file (65 folios). It was created in 10 May 1930-8 Mar 1939. It was written in English and French. The original is part of the 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. .
About this record
- Content
The file contains mainly despatches received by the Foreign Office, reporting on the Egyptian proposal to establish a modern Islamic Caliphate under King Farouk. The main correspondents are Sir Miles Lampson, British Ambassador to Egypt, and Sir Reader William Bullard, Minister at the British Legation, Jedda. They comment on the reaction and support for the revival of the institution of the Caliphate among Muslim leaders Ibn Saud (King of Saudi Arabia) and the Aga Khan (Aga Khan III), as well as among Egyptian and Turkish government ministers. The file also contains Government of India correspondence from the Director of the Intelligence Bureau in the Home Department, concerning the religious propaganda activities of Egyptian ulema (Muslim scholars) sent abroad, and a report about the likely reaction of Indian Muslims to a revival of the Caliphate. There is a personal memorandum in French, from the former Turkish minister General Chérif Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. to the British Government in 1930, advocating a Caliphate in Muslim India under the rule of the exiled, former Ottoman Caliph Abdul Medjid II. There are news articles published in the Pratap , Lahore, The Egyptian Gazette , Cairo and the journal Great Britain and the East , London.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (65 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 67; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
- Written in
- English and French in Latin script
- Type
- Archival file
Archive information for this record
- Original held at
- 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.
- Access conditions
Unrestricted
- Archive reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/230
- Former external reference(s)
- PZ 2934/1937
- Date(s)
- 10 May 1930-8 Mar 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Access & Reference
History of this record
Related search terms
- Subjects
- CaliphateIslam
- Places
- Egypt
- People & organisations
- King of EgyptHM Ambassador to EgyptHM Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Use and share this record
- Share this record
- Cite this record in your research
PZ 2934/37 'The Caliphate (of Islam)', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/230, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x000239> [accessed 29 March 2024]
- Link to this record
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x000239
- IIIF details
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x000239/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/230
- Title
- PZ 2934/37 'The Caliphate (of Islam)'
- Pages
- 10r:11v
- Author
- al Ahram
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/230
- Title
- PZ 2934/37 'The Caliphate (of Islam)'
- Pages
- 10r:11v
- Author
- Egyptian Gazette
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/230
- Title
- PZ 2934/37 'The Caliphate (of Islam)'
- Pages
- 16r:16v
- Author
- Pratap
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/230
- Title
- PZ 2934/37 'The Caliphate (of Islam)'
- Pages
- 23r:23v
- Author
- House of Commons
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/230
- Title
- PZ 2934/37 'The Caliphate (of Islam)'
- Pages
- 63r:66v
- Author
- Mohammed Sherif Pasha
- Copyright
- ©Saida
- Usage terms
- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/230
- Title
- PZ 2934/37 'The Caliphate (of Islam)'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:9v, 12r:15v, 17r:22v, 25r:62v, 67r:67v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence