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'An Account of the Arab Tribes in the Vicinity of Aden' [40v] (85/404)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (194 folios). It was created in 1909. 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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68
ARAB TRIBES IN THE VICINITY OF ADEN.
The complexion of the tribe is rather fair. There is a
small admixture of Jews, who are
the peop e. chiefly shop-keepers and goldsmiths.
The revenues are estimated at about 8,000 dollars (but
„ there is no trustworthy information on
Revenues. , • \ i • , r
the point), derived Irom imposts on
kdfllas and taxes, especially upon coffee.
The Sultan administers both criminal and civil justice,
the Kadthfs only performing marriage
Administration. . rry/ r
ceremonies, there are lour Kadthis
—two at Al-Kdra, one at Sarar and one at Al-Husn.
If a tribesman murder a fellow-subject, the Sultdn compels
the murdered person’s heirs to accept <r diya” of 700 dollars,
and the murderer is imprisoned ; but should the deceased’s
heirs be sufficiently powerful, they may kill the murderer
without accepting the blood-money after a certain period.
Amputation of the hands is not inflicted for thefts.
Like many other tribes in the south of Arabia the Yafaf
were formerly subject to the ’Imams of
Rugmng family. San’d, but established their independ
ence. The tribe is called after their ancestor “ Afff ”.
A genealogical table of the reigning family is annexed
(Appendix D).
Sub-Tribes.
1. Ahl’Atiyya.
2. Ahl Amshak.
3. Ahl-al-Kara.
4. Ahl-am-Mush’aliyya.
5. Ahl-am-Sudara.
6. Ahl-ar-Rawwa.
7. Ahl-bu-Sub’a (so called
from an ancestor who
slew seven men with
his crease).
8. Ahl-Daba.
9. Ahl-Dhi-Nakhib.
10. Ahl Hallat.
11. Ahl Husn bin Hasan.
12. Ahl Humma (so called
from an ancestor who
followed the trade of a
charcoal burner).
13. Ahl Kalad.
14. Ahl Khanfar.
15. Ahl Marlban.
16. Ahl Najf.
17. Ahl Raha.
18. Ahl Sa’d.
19. Ahl SaTd.
20. Ahl Shaml.
21. Ahl Yeher (of Himya-
ritic origin).
22. Ahl Yezid.
Soon after the
Historical Resum;.
capture of Aden, two engagements
(No. LXV) were entered into with
Sultan ’All bin Ghalib, the Lower
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'An Account of the Arab tribes in the Vicinity of Aden' that was originally compiled by Captain F M Hunter and C W H Sealy in 1886, added to intermittently by various officers of the Aden 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. and re-published and revised in September 1907 by Captain Arthur Henry Eyre Moose, Assistant Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. . The report is dated 1909 and was printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay.
The account covers:
- the 'Abdali
- the Subehi
- the 'Akrabi
- the Fadthli
- the Haushabi
- the 'Aulaki
- the Yafai
- the 'Alawi
- the 'Amir of Dthala
- the Wahidi
- the Shaikh of 'Irka
- the Shaikh of Lower Haura
- Kishn and Sokotra
- the Kasadi
- the Kaiti
- the Kathiri
- historical resumé of Mokalla, Shehr and the Hadthramut
- Behan al Kasab
- the 'Audali
- Beda.
Appendix A is a detailed statement of tribes and chiefs in relations with the Aden 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. , Appendix B is a list of relevant treaties and engagements, Appendix C is a list of places visited from time to time by the Aden Troop, Appendix D is a number of genealogical tables and Appendix E is a list of notable personages in the Aden Protectorate.
In a separate pouch, the file contains three maps as follows: Map of the Arabian Coast from Hiswa Mukaidthir to Makatin (folio 195), Map of the Arabian Coast from Makatin to Bandar Janjari (folio 196) and Map showing Tribes and New Boundary of the Aden Protectorate (folio 197).
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- 2 volumes (194 folios)
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There is a table of contents on folio 4 and a separate pouch that contains three maps.
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Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover of volume one (ff 1-193) and terminates at the inside back cover of the second volume (ff 194-198); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Pagination: volume one also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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