Miscellaneous Political Correspondence

Content

This file contains a partial translation of a text entitled 'Tenets of the Ibadhi Sect of Oman' from a MS Arabic work entitled the 'Keshf-ul-Ghummeh' of the Shaikh Sarhan bin Sa`id bin Sarhan bin Mohammed el-`Alawi a native of Oman. The translation and introductory notes are by Major Edward Charles Ross, 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. The file also includes an abstract of the Portuguese-Omani treaty of 1872, and the translation of the 1828 Perso/Muscat treaty.

Extent and format

1 file (46 folios)

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 49; 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 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/15/6/6

History of this record

Date(s)

1872 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Political affairsReportsTrade (practice)Bilateral relations

Places

Oman

People & organisations

Political Resident, Persian Gulf

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