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'An Account of the Arab Tribes in the Vicinity of Aden' [44v] (93/404)
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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76 ARAB TRIBES IN THE VICINITY OF ADEN.
bin Saleh as their chief. Subsequently he was handed over to
the British Government. He was eventually allowed to return
to his own country, but he made no effort to regain the
chieftainship.
Shaikh Husain bin Saleh died and was succeeded by Shaikh
ig98 99 ’Ah' Nasir Saif, to whom the annual
stipend was continued.
The Resident visited Jimil in the ’Alawf country and
Shaikh 'Alf Nasir Saif visited Aden
and was entertained.
In January of this year the ’Alawf Shaikh was given some
I903 pecuniary assistance for building a
tower at Al-Hamra which he under
took to garrison with 30 men to protect the trade routes
especially ^ against Kotaibf aggression. In April 1904 the
Shaikh visited Aden.
’Alf Nasir was most useful as a provider of kirbi, etc., for
I9C4< the Native Infantry camels at our
Suleik fort. Taking advantage of the
eclipse of Kotaibf power on the Habilen, by reason of their
defeat at our hands, ’Alf Nasir made full use of his opportun
ities and began to lay claim to various places to which he was
absolutely unentitled. Because of his customs at Mabaja
opposite to Jimil and the erection of the fort at Al-Hamra (to
which he assigned the name of “ Dar-al-Qabtan,” after the
late Captain Warneford) he was able to become master of the
village of Ad-Thumair which lies opposite to that fort, and to
appropriate rights over the adjoining lands. He even laid
claim to Suleik, when the telegraph was in working order up
to Dthala, though the portion of the line that lay between Jimil
(’Alawf) and Hardaba including the whole of the Habilen was
safeguarded by the Kotaibf who received Rs. 500 from us
per mensem. This was before our brush with the Kotaibfs
and serves as an illustration of ’Alawf methods.
With the Kotaibf^ chief and all the tribal akils seeking
1905. restoration to our favour, the Kotaibfs
now encountered the 'Alawfs and
disputes over the village of Ad-Thumair were of every day
occurrence. Shaikh ’Alf Nasir professed himself astounded at
our change of attitude towards the Kotaibfs, and fancied he
saw in it a diminution of our friendship with him.
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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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