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'Handbook of Yemen' [49r] (102/190)
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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'Abdullah el-B6ni.
Kaimakam of Zeidiyah and chief Sheikh of the Beni
Suleil. His rule extends from the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Mur to Hashabiri
and includes the Beni Qeis, Beni Mohammed Za'liyah,
Manari, and Hashabiri. Has been made a
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
by the
Turks.
'Abdullah Ibn Ghazeilan.
Chief of the Ghazeilan section of the Bekil. Joined
Nasir Ibn Mabkhut {q.v.) in 1911 in his opposition to the
Imam and has been closely leagued with him ever since.
'Abdullah Ibn Muhsin (Seyyid).
Of Huth. Of the Qasim house, a brother of Mohammed
el-Mutawakkil Seif el-Khulafah {q.v.) and son of the Imam
Mohammed Muhsin. Has commanded one of the Imam's
armies and is trusted by him.
'Abdullah el-Mansuri (Seyyid).
Of San 5 a, of the Hadi Lidin Allah house and a son of
the Imam Ali el-Mansur; supports the Imam and the
Turks, receiving a pension from the latter.
'Abdullah el-Qasim (Sherif).
Of Ayyam in Qa a el-Kharf, of the house of Qasim el-
Ayyani. Has much influence with the Dim Pari section
of the Hashid under Ahmed Ibn Yahya {q.v) and supports
both the Imam and the Turks.
Ahdal (House of).
The ruling house of Seyyids in the district between Beit
el-Faqih and Zeidiyah ; its influence reaches north to the
Idrisi tribes and over most of the Yemen Tihamah. Guard-
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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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- 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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