'File XXXIII/1 Affairs of the Ruling Family Succession and Recognition of Saiyid Faisal, 1888.'

Content

The file contains telegrams, and reports regarding the issue of the succession to the Sultan of Muscat, Turki bin Said al-Bu Sa‘idi and the discussion on whether to recognise his son Faysal as a ruler or not, and the fear of the rise of the Sharqiyya tribes led by Shaikh Salih bin Ali al-Harthi.

A large part of the correspondence is in the form of a report (ff 14-38) between the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat, which states the reasons why the British Government think that Faysal is unfit to govern. The report also discusses the desired terms of succession from the perspective of the British Government, the political climate in Muscat and its relations with the Omani tribes, and the claims to power being made by different candidates. The report also includes a summary of the relationship between the British Government and local leadership and a review of the current Commercial Treaty and subsidies between the British Government and Muscat.

The file also includes translated letters of Abdul Aziz bin Said al-Bu Sa‘idi (ff 40-44), in which he gives his own vision regarding Oman and its people and regarding the issue of the succession.

Extent and format

1 file (44 folios)

It is grouped into

"A family tree of al-Bu Sa‘idi ruling family of Oman"

4 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/6/50, f 45

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear 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 46; these numbers are written in pencil 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

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/R/15/6/50

Former external reference(s)

Subject Files: File XXXIII/1

History of this record

Date(s)

18 Jun 1888-23 Feb 1890 (CE, Gregorian)

People & organisations

Ṣāliḥ bin ‘Alī al-ḤārthīAbdul Azīz bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īdĀl Hināwī (Tribe)

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