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'An Account of the Arab Tribes in the Vicinity of Aden' [68r] (140/404)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (194 folios). It was created in 1909. 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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The Kathi'ri'.
The country inhabited by the Kathfrf tribe was in former
ages of vast extent, reaching from the ’Aulakf districts on the
west to the Malm tribe on the east, and including the seaports
of Mokalla and Shehr. Civil wars led to the interference of
the Yafaf, and much of the Kathfrf territory within the past 40
years came under the sway of the Kasadf and Kaitf,
and the Kathfrf now possess no seaport at all. The principal
towns are Terfm, the capital; Al-Ghuraf, Sfwun, Tdriba, Bur,
Maryamih, Tins, Al-Ghurfa.
I he Kathfrf are a warlike and courageous people,
The people. extremely loyal to their chief. The
tribe is supposed to number 7,000 fight
ing males.
I he pecuniary resources of the tribe are small, but they
Revenue. gather contributions for any special pur
pose from their compatriots, who are
largely scattered over various parts of India, java, Singapore
Aden, Asia and Africa. ’
Some account of this tribe will be found in the Historical
Historical summary. Resume of Mokalla, Shehr and Hadfh-
ramut up to the year 1881 in which
Mokalla and its dependencies passed under the sway of the
Kaitf. During the long-protracted struggle between the
Kasadf and Kaitf, the Kathfrf usually took the part of the
Kasadf.
At the end of 1883 Sultan ’Abdalla bin SMeh, one of the
Kathfrf chiefs, visited the Resident at Aden. His chief object
was to ascertain what attitude the British Government would
maintain in the event of the Kathfrf attacking the Kaitf with a
vhew to repossessing themselves of the ports of Mokalla and
Shehr. ’Abdalla bin Saleh also visited Zanzibar with intent to
intrigue with the ex-Nakfb of Mokalla, from whom, however, he
failed to obtain any material assistance.
The Government of India in March 1884 directed that the
Kathfrf be warned that an attack upon Shehr and Mokalla
would be viewed with grave displeasure, and that, if necessary,
a gunboat would be sent to support the Kaitf ruler.
In may 1884 Captain King, Assistant Resident, was
deputed to visit Shehr and Mokalla in H. M. S. “ Woodlark ”
to assure the Kaitf Jemadar in the most public manner that
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'An Account of the Arab tribes in the Vicinity of Aden' that was originally compiled by Captain F M Hunter and C W H Sealy in 1886, added to intermittently by various officers of the Aden Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and re-published and revised in September 1907 by Captain Arthur Henry Eyre Moose, Assistant 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. . The report is dated 1909 and was printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay.
The account covers:
- the 'Abdali
- the Subehi
- the 'Akrabi
- the Fadthli
- the Haushabi
- the 'Aulaki
- the Yafai
- the 'Alawi
- the 'Amir of Dthala
- the Wahidi
- the Shaikh of 'Irka
- the Shaikh of Lower Haura
- Kishn and Sokotra
- the Kasadi
- the Kaiti
- the Kathiri
- historical resumé of Mokalla, Shehr and the Hadthramut
- Behan al Kasab
- the 'Audali
- Beda.
Appendix A is a detailed statement of tribes and chiefs in relations with the Aden Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Appendix B is a list of relevant treaties and engagements, Appendix C is a list of places visited from time to time by the Aden Troop, Appendix D is a number of genealogical tables and Appendix E is a list of notable personages in the Aden Protectorate.
In a separate pouch, the file contains three maps as follows: Map of the Arabian Coast from Hiswa Mukaidthir to Makatin (folio 195), Map of the Arabian Coast from Makatin to Bandar Janjari (folio 196) and Map showing Tribes and New Boundary of the Aden Protectorate (folio 197).
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- 2 volumes (194 folios)
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There is a table of contents on folio 4 and a separate pouch that contains three maps.
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Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover of volume one (ff 1-193) and terminates at the inside back cover of the second volume (ff 194-198); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Pagination: volume one also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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