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'Handbook of Yemen' [43r] (90/190)
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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41.—Husein, Beni.
A small Zeidi tribe just to the north-west of Husn Jemei-
mah. and west of the Beni Udhaqah and Jebel Meswar,
paying allegiance to the Imam. Their chief Sheikh is
Ahmed Husein. Formerly they were under Seyyid Ahmed
Ibn Mohammed el-Kaukebani, Emir of Kaukeban and
the surrounding country. Seyyid Ahmed was defeated
by Mukhtar
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
and died in captivity at San'a. His
family, Beit Sheraf ed-Dm, fled to Huth. There is a small
Turkish garrison at Husn Jemeimah.
42.—'Udhaqah.
A small tribe who claim descent from the 'Anazah and
'Adnan and live round Jebel Meswar to the west of Amran,
where there is a strong fortress at present occupied by the
Turks. Their Emir is Seyyid Mohammed Ibn el-Hadi,
a servant of the Imam.
43.— Aw warn, Beni.
A small Zeidi tribe south-west of the Beni Husein and
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
La'a, and about fifty miles due east of Loheiah in the
mountains. Their chief Sheikhs are Ah Da am and
Husein Ibn Hasan. They come under the suzerainty of
the Turks, but are said to be discontented with them and
with the Imam.
44.—Serbih.
A small tribe whose stronghold is Da'an, three hours
north of 'Amran. Their chief is Sheikh Rajeh ? who was
granted the grade of Mirmiran before the Constitution
and was made
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
to secure his loyalty; but he
remained staunch to the Imam and fought ^ against the
Turks in 1911. Peace was signed at Da'an between
Izzet
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
and the Imam in 1911.
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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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- 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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