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'Handbook of Yemen' [52r] (108/190)
The record is made up of 1 volume (91 folios). It was created in 1917. It was written in English. 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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paper, and speaking against the Tripoli expedition. Refused
to help the Governor of Eritrea to open relations with the
Imam, but mediated for Izzet
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, and accepted the
order of the Mejidieh (third class). About fifty-three years
of age.
Coccali, Demetrius.
Chief Agent and Inspector of the Red Sea Lighthouse
Administration ; resident, with his wife, at Mokhah.. Of
Greek race, but Ottoman nationality. Said to be willing
to help us.
Daghshar (Sheikh).
Chief of the A/amariin, living at Beit Jashish. Possesses
considerable influence both locally and with the Imam.
Has made several attempts to settle the differences between
the Imam and Idrisi. Age about fifty-five.
Danan (Seyyids of) :—
Ahmed Yahya Karat , favours the Imam, and works
the Hashid for him.
Mohammed Abu Shiha , favours the Imam, and works
the Hashid for him.
Dirhem Ibn Yahya Fari'.
Chief of the Dhu Fari' section of the Hashid. One of
the most important Hashid Sheikhs and a firm supporter of
Nasir Ibn Mabkhut ( q.v.). {See also Ahmed Ibn Yahya Fari^.)
Gharbi (Seyyids of) :—
Yahya Ibn Mohammed el-Mushadi , a powerful partisan
of Idrisi. Lives north of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Ahnum in the Hashid
district and has influence with the tribe.
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- Content
The volume is Handbook of Yemen. Prepared by the Arab Bureau, Cairo , 1st edn, 15 January 1917 (Cairo: Government Press, 1917).
The handbook contains information about Yemen under the following headings:
- Area;
- Physical Character (including Relief and Climate);
- Population;
- Districts and Towns;
- Agriculture and Industries;
- Trade (including Currency, and Weights and Measures);
- Political;
- Yemen Army Corps;
- Tribal Notes;
- Personalities;
- Communications;
- Routes.
The prefatory note states that the handbook had been compiled by Major K Cornwallis and Lieutenant-Commander D G Hogarth, RNVR from information obtained in Cairo (especially about tribes and personalities) and from material prepared for the Arabia Handbook issued by the Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Division.
The volume contains an 'Outline Map of Yemen' (f 6).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (91 folios)
- Arrangement
There is a list of contents at the front of the volume (f 5).
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 93 on the inside back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. This is the system used to determine the sequence of pages within the volume.
Pagination: the volume also has an original printed pagination sequence numbered 2-167 (ff 7-92).
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'Handbook of Yemen'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:5v, 7r:92v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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