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'Handbook of Yemen' [56r] (116/190)
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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— 99
Mohammed el-Mutawakkil Seif el-Islam (Seyyid).
Of San'a, of the Qasim house. Eelative of the Imam
and his most intimate friend and adviser. After the peace
with the Turks in 1911, his son married the Imam's daughter,
and the Imam's son married his daughter. An intelligent
man of fine presence, and medium height; wears a long
beard. Used to be a confident of 'Osman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
el-A'raf,
when the latter was Vali ; but on his departure he joined
the Imam and was given his title " Seif el-Islam."
Mohammed el-Mutawakkil Seif el-Khulafah (Seyyid).
Son of the Imam Mohammed el-Mutawakkil Muhsin,
of the Shehari house. Favours the Imam and led his expe
dition into the f Aulaqi country in spring 1916. Has been
Emir of Sa'dah.
Mohammed Hasan (Sheikh).
Chief of a religious fraternity at Ta'iz ; lives in Jebel
Habashi near the latter town. Active ally of the Turks,
who exhorted the Arabs to the attack on Aden. Attacked
by Sheikh Ahmed Na/man (q.v.) in 1915 for refusal to pay
tithe in Hajariyah.
Mohammed Nasir Muqbil ( a Mawiyah ").
Sheikh of Mawiyah, Qa'tabah, and Shurman. Formerly
a tax-farmer; subsequently made Kaimakam of Shurman
and Kameirah by the Turks. In 1901 he fortified Dareijah
and fought against us, but after a success against the
Haushabi Sultan, he was defeated by a British column which
blew up his tower. On our protest to the Ottoman Govern
ment, he was officially degraded but promoted later. In
February 1915 he signed an agreement with the Resident
at Aden that, on condition of a subsidy, he would expel the
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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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- Open Government Licence