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'An Account of the Arab Tribes in the Vicinity of Aden' [81r] (166/404)
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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Behan al Kasab.
Iiehan al Kasab is an independent country bounded on the
north by the country of Harib, on the west by Jerabat a
district of Karn, on the east by a desert tract called Bal
Hanth, and on the south by Al-Malajim and Behan Ad-Dowlah
(under Beda).
It was not till 1903 that any intercourse took place with
1903. the chief of Behan. In that year
fearing I urkish aggression Sharif
Ahmed Am Mohsin came into Aden and signed a treaty by
which he was granted a monthly stipend of 30 dollars.
I he Sharif sent a live specimen of that somewhat rare
1905. animal the Arabian Oryx as a present
to the Resident.
Government sanctioned a present to the Sharif of 6 M. H.
1906. rifles and 600 rounds of ammunition.
The Sharif visited Aden in August
and asked to be given a British flag; it was not thought
necessary to grant his request.
Kadthi Atik bin Ahmed of Behan paid a visit to San’a,
and was informed that the Resident was not altogether
pleased at his doing so.
1907.
Sharif Ahmed Am Mohsin visited
Aden in February.
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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)
- Arrangement
There is a table of contents on folio 4 and a separate pouch that contains three maps.
- Physical characteristics
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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- 'An Account of the Arab Tribes in the Vicinity of Aden'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:193r, front-a, back-a, spine-a, edge-a, head-a, tail-a, front-a-i, back-a-i
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