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'Handbook of Yemen' [37v] (79/190)
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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— 62 —
resented the declaration of peace in 1911 and the Imam's
treachery towards the Idrisi; and his proposition that they
should pay taxes to the Turks caused Nasir Ibn Mabkhut,
the chief of the Himran and paramount Sheikh of the
Hashid, to withdraw his tribes and enter into relations
with Idrisi. A truce was arranged in the following year,
but there is still bad feeling between the two which is not
likely to cease until the Imam declares definitely against
the Turks. The defection of so powerful a body of sup
porters has of course reacted in favour of Idrisi who during
the last few years has been steadily working to make the
feeling permanent. He has, however, to contend against
an allegiance which has been handed down for many genera
tions, and his lack of ready cash has prevented him from
doing more than keep relations between the Imam and the
Hashid strained. He has been in constant touch with
their chief Sheikhs for the last few years, and has said that
money is the only thing required to bring them on his side.
The outstanding figure of the Hashid wa Bekil confe
deration is Nasir Ibn Mabkhut. This Sheikh, a man of
forcible and ruthless character, has gained almost complete
ascendency over the Hashid tribesmen and largely influences
the Bekil chiefs. He is cruel and unscrupulous and will
join whichever side pays him most. His power is such
that given adequate material help he can in all probability
force the Imam to what terms he likes.
No attempt has been made to estimate numbers in the
account which follows, but the confederation is said to
have put over 50,000 men in the field against the Turks
in 1911.
34.—Hashid.
The boundaries of the Hashid have already been de
scribed. The tribe is largely an agricultural and pastoral
one, but certain sections, especially the Himran, are engaged
in trade.
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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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- '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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