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File 600/1905 Pt 6 'Aden Hinterland: Upper Yaffai; treaties with Sultan Kahtan and other Chiefs' [10r] (15/212)
The record is made up of 1 item (104 folios). It was created in Jan 1904-Feb 1920. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Srd oeptenber* l l Jlv.
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/he Political ttesidcnt,
Aden.
Lis Lxcellency
The High oomraissioner,
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1 have the honour to submit the following
resume of our relations with the Upper lafai tribe
of the Aden protectorate, with my recommendations
thereon, for consideration and sanction if approved.
di . Gultan Kahtan bin Oraer entered into treaty
relations witli us in 19o5, and was granted nn annual
stipend of ts.IHuL. hile Khhtan was in vcien for t ie
- purpose of signing the treaty, his brother daleh bin
Oiaer took possession of the family M har” and deprived
our stipendiary of his position as leader. Govern
ment decided to help Gultnn l ahtan and gave him a
present of dollars 300Q to assist him in regaining
his position, but his efforts although continued
throughout his life were unavailing. The Government
of India considered it desirable to uphold Viira so as
to counteract Turkish influence in our Protectorate.
^ultan Lahtan died in September 1T13 and his a
son Gmer succeeded to his clairs but it was realised
at the time that as long as Saleh bin Oraer remained
in possession of the family’s ’’uar" 3 ahtan’s son Omer
would, like his father remain a claimant only. i>ut
the alternative, to throw him overboard and to recog
nise w>aleh bin Gmer could not at that time be considered
as it would have put a premium on the latter’s pro-
/Turco-Islamic
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Part 6 of the file relates to treaty relations with tribal sections of the Upper Yaffai [Upper Yafa].
The correspondents include:
- Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Aden;
- Political Officer, Dthala [al-Ḍāli‘];
- Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ;
- Government of India;
- 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. , London;
- Foreign Office, London.
Several matters are covered by the papers, including:
- a treaty with Sultan Kahtan-bin-Omer Har-Hara [Qaḥṭān bin ‘Umar al-Harhara] of the ruling dynasty of the Yaffa'i al-Sufal tribe;
- treaties with the Muflahai [Al-Muflihi], Mausatta [Al-Mawsata], Hadthrami [Al-Hadhrami], Al-Shaibi, and Dthubi [Al-Dhubi] sections of the Yaffa'i al-Sufal tribe;
- treaties with the ruler of Behan-Al-Kasab [Bayḥān al-Qasāb] and the ruler of the Upper Aulaqi territory;
- an agreement with Shaikh Mutahir Ali [Muṭahir ‘Alī] of ‘Ardaf in Shaib to maintain boundary pillars along the borders of his territory;
- the question of who should be recognised as Sultan of the Upper Yafa, particularly after the death of Qaḥṭān bin ‘Umar in September 1913;
- payment of a regular stipend to the Sultan.
Folio 98 is a genealogical chart of the Sultans of Yaffa'i al-Sufal.
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- File 600/1905 Pt 6 'Aden Hinterland: Upper Yaffai; treaties with Sultan Kahtan and other Chiefs'
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- 3r:58r, 59r:74v, 76r:76v, 78r:78v, 80r:89v, 91v:99v, 101v:102v, 104r:104v, 106r:108v
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