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'Muscat. Desire of Sultan Taimur bin Faisal to Abdicate.' [39r] (87/408)
The record is made up of 1 volume (198 folios). It was created in 2 Jun 1929-29 Oct 1931. It was written in English and Arabic. 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. .
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been elected.
"hie point i» brought out by a )riwer. Writn*;
of tiie clian^eo initiated by llaifad i7B4—92 ( Guzett eer,
Vol. X, p. 419? he otatea "A tei^ency towax-ciB heredltar
aoverei^nty waw confirmed under the lirnt
"loileru of the Al 3u Haidi line * and later deBcribes
the regime an one of "iraperfect heredity". In his
account of Azzan'w reign however he writea (p. 485j
•nearly in hin rei^n Azzan tjeema to iiavtf been proclained
M * Imam* by hiM x^rieeti^ eupi^ortero: but it doru not
"appear tnat Uic title, though often applied to him,
"ever received ti c needful ratification of tiie tribco
"ao a w)jole w .
'"his view its borne out by the hiutory of uucat, fol
since the death of Imam .Uxraad bin r>aid 17B5, the la«t
ruler who rms altio definitely regarded ao an liatim, not
one of the Gultano of Uuneat haa been elected.
It ic true ti.at Aluaad waa succeeded by raid, #ho,
aa Lorimer aaya, was ll* genui^ine elected 1mm of Oman •
He abdicated the Sultanate however after a few montna
in favour of hia aon Hamad, but up to the tine of hia
death which did not occur till long afterwarda in Uie
reign of Haid bin Tultan, he continued to enjoy the
title of Imam, which ^howa that from now on the Irnamate
and the Gultanate were definitely •eparated.
Up to lUimad'a reign the capital of Muscat waa
RuatacjJ the elected Imaraa of Oman ruled there and
maintained a considerable ncaaure of authority over the
whole country, Muacat beinf, merely the i>ort. Hamad,
however, transferred the capital to i 'uacut, and since
then tiie Bui tans of Huacat have no longer been recog
nised a^J Irmms and their aulJliority over ill# tribes
of the interior has steadily deaJLined.
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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 A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Gerald Patrick Murphy, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat; Saiyid Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal]; Foreign Secretary to the Government of India.
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file. The front of the file includes a contents page arranged alphabetically.
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