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'Handbook of Yemen' [42v] (89/190)
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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— 73 —
There are several Sheikhs who appear to rank equally
in importance. Of these, Sherif Ahmed Ibn Husein has
always supported the Imam and gave him valuable help
against the Turks in 1911. Sherif Muhsin Ibn 'Abdullah
is also a trusted friend and was sent by the Imam to Aden
on a political mission in August 1914. Previously he
had commanded an army against Idrisi.
The chief opponent of the Imam and a close friend of
Nasir Ibn Mabkhut is Husein Ibn Thawabah.
The tribe is noted for its fighting qualities, and its Sheikhs
are better educated than is commonly the case in Yemen;
their capital, Matamah, being a well known centre of learning.
The Dhu Husein go in largely for horse-breeding and own
perhaps the best pedigree stock in Southern Arabia.
The chief sub-tribes are: A1 Thawabah (Sheikh Husein
Ibn Thawabah); Beni Furyan (Sheikh Suleiman Ibn Ahmed);
Dhu Gheilan; A1 Wajhah (Sheikh Nasir el-Akhram); Dhu
'Akam; Beni 'Aseian ; Beni Hashim.
38.—Zufeir.
A small Zeidi tribe five miles north of the Hajjah with
whom they are allied. They come under the Kaimakam
Hajjah, but are said to dislike the Turks and to have
lost confidence in the Imam.
39.—Marhab, Beni.
A small Zeidi tribe immediately to the west of Zufeir,
who come under the Kaimakam of Hajjah and are of
no political importance.
40.—Hajjah.
A small Zeidi tribe in and round the town of Hajjah.
Since there is a Kaimakam in Hajjah, they come under
the direct jurisdiction of the Turks, whom they dislike
and against whom they fought in 1911. Since the Imam
made peace with the Turks, their relations with him have
been strained. The paramount Sheikh is 'Ali Ibn Hizam.
The tribe is descended from the Beni Temim.
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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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- '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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