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'Military report on the Aden Protectorate' [20r] (44/332)
The record is made up of 1 volume (164 folios). It was created in 1915. 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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In the same year some of the Musatta tribe attacked a
British survey party at Awabil. The attack was repulsed,
but, as the Turks declared that any advance into the Bad 3
district would imperil the negotiations then proceeding bet
ween the two countries, the idea of surveying the north-east
irontier was abandoned. However the boundary line in Shaibi
'country was demarcated and the Shaikh of that section un-
dertook to keep the pillars in repair '(No. LXI).
In 1904^ the Sultan Kahtan-bin-'tJmar was deposed by his
brother, Salih, because of the agreement entered into with the
British Government, and all attempts to reinstate him failed
although a sum of 3,000 dollars was given in aid by Government.'
In 1906 there were differences between the Mausatta sec-
tion and the Turkish tribes of Juban and Na'wa. From time
immemorial there has been close commerce between the Yafo'i,
Juban and Na'wa, and the disagreements were settled in the
following year.
The Yafa'i Shaikhs displayed satisfaction at our withdra
wal from the Hinterland, and since then have generally been
more friendly, owing no doubt to there being less interference
with their affairs.
Lower Yafa'i,
The^Lower Yafa'i were formerly subject to the Imams
of San'a, but established their independence.
SoOn after the capture of Aden an engagement (No. LIII) was
entered into with the Sultan, similar to that concluded with
the 'Abdali and Padhli chiefs, and has been loyally adhered
to.
Hostilities broke out with the Fadhli in 1873 over the use
6f the water of the Nazi'a for irrigation. The ill-feeling was
aggravated in the beginning of 1876 by the aid given by the
Yafa'i to the chief of Dirjaj against the Fadhli. But in July
of that year the Nazi'a Question was temporarily settled and
soon after the chief of Dirjaj submitted to the Fadhli and rela
tions improved.
In 1888 in consequence of territorial disputes with the
Fadhli and the building by the latter of a fort at Bir Majhar,
the Yafa'i again cut off the supply of the Nazi'a and attacked
the fort, but were repulsed. The feud continued, interrupted
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Military report on Aden Protectorate by the General Staff India, dated 1915, and printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla. The report's chapters cover:
History, including a general summary of the history the region from 529 A.D. to 1915; histories of the individual tribes ('Abdalī, 'Akrabī, 'Alawī, Amīr , 'Audalī, Upper Aulakī, Lower Aulakī, Fadhlī, Haushabi, Ka'atī, Kathīrī, Mahrī, Subaihī, Wahīdī, Upper Yafaī, Lower Yafaī); and the history of the Soqotra.
Geography, including a general description of the area, its mountains and rivers, and descriptions of Aden, Perim and Soqotra; and descriptions of the individual tribal areas, giving their boundaries, distances from towns and villages, and locations of fresh water; Climate and Health, including general information on the climate of the region and specific illnesses such as Malaria, information on the tribal area of Amīrī; tables showing average temperatures, sickness and death rates for European Soldiers in 1903, and observations on veterinary health.
Population, including a general description, the census for the Aden Protectorate taken in 1911, the population of Soqotra island, the populations of the various tribes, and statements showing the Subaīhī tribes in proximity to the Turkish border.
Resouces, including agriculture, supplies, commerce, industries, camels, horses, donkeys, cattle, sheep and goats, chickens and eggs, woods and trees; the resources of the Aden garrison; resources on the island of Perim; resources on the island of Soqotra; the resources of the various tribes, and a statement of the purchases made at Dhāla in summer 1903.
Military, including a general summary, armaments, fighting qualities and method of fighting; arrangements on the island of Perim and of the Soqotra people; approximate fighting strength of the principal tribes in the Aden protectorate; information concerning the town and Turkish frontier post at Ka'taba, including diagrams of the fort, a landscape sketch, and a sketch showing the position of Ka'taba with reference to Aden and British Territory.
Maritime, including the harbours and ancorages at Perim; Ras-ul-Ara; Bandar 'Imran; Bandar Fuqum; Khor Bīr Ahmad; Aden Harbour; Shuqra; Māqatīn-us-Saghīr; 'Irka' Ghubbat-ul-'Ain; Bālahāf; Bir 'Alī (Bandar Husn Ghurāb Shallow vessel with a projecting bow. ); Bandar Burūm; Mukalla; Shehr; Sharma Bay; Saihut; Qishn; Soqotra all with latitude and longitude co-ordinates given.
Administration, including a general summary of the various systems in use throughout the territory, the administration of the Aden Settlement, including Perim; and summaries of the administrative set-up of each of the Arab tribes
Communications, including details of the routes leading North and Northwest to the Turkish Frontier; Routes leading to the North; Routes in the Eastern portion of the protectorate; Amir of Dhāla's territory; Soqotra; Telegraphs and Signalling; Submarine cables; Wireless; Perim submarine cables
Appendix A is a list of the tribes, their rulers, stipends and salutes, Appendix B is a glossary of Arabic Terms, Appendix C is a list of tribal areas, their population and fighting force, and Appendix D is a bibliography.
At the rear of the volume is a pocket containing one map: Hunter's map of Arabia, which appears to have been added to the volume at a later date.
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- 1 volume (164 folios)
- Arrangement
There is a detailed table of contents on folios 5-7, a comprehensive index to the report on folios 139-159, and a pocket containing the maps at the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence consists of pencil numbers, enclosed in a circle, located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The sequence commences on the front cover, with number 1, and ends on the last of the two maps which are inserted at the back of the volume, with number 164.
The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence which uses roman numerals i-vii for the table of contents; commences at 1 on the first page of the report and concludes with 298 on the last page of the index.
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