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'Handbook of Yemen' [50r] (104/190)
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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— 87 —
Ahmed Jahiz (Seyyid).
Of Huth., of the Jahiz house. A noted warrior who left
the Imam for Idrisi and for Nasir Ibn Mabkhut, of whom
he is great friend. He has the Dim Mohammed section
of the Hashid solidly behind him.
Ahmed Na man (Sheikh).
Sheikh of the Shujefi district near Ta'iz ; made Kai-
makam of Hajariyah by the Turks. Keeps a Zeidist levy
of 500 men, and raised a larger force to help 'Ali Sa id
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
in his expedition against Aden. Eight Sheikhs,
acting under his influence, attacked us at Sheikh Sa id late
in 1914. He attacked Jebel Habashi and Sheikh Moham
med Hasan {q.v.) early in 1915, and was reported killed
(June 1915) and succeeded by his son Mohammed, who
was formerly A.D.C. to All Sa id
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
at la iz, and is
energetic and anti-British. But from later communications
it appears that Ahmed Na/man himself is still alive and
active on the Turkish side, working with Mohammed
Nasir Muqbil.
Ahmed Nasir.
General of the Imam sent to the ' Aulaqi country in
snrinff 1916 with Mohammed el-Mutawakkil Seif el-Khulafah
Ahmed el-Qasim (Seyyid).
Emir of Jemeimah near Qufl ; of the Qasim house of
San'a. A connexion and friend of the Imam.
Ahmed Ibn el-Qasim (Seyyid).
Of San'a, of the Qasim house. The first general m
Yemen and a trusted adviser of the Imam. His residence
is in
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Zohir near San'a, but he attends constantly
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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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- Open Government Licence