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'An Account of the Arab Tribes in the Vicinity of Aden' [‎99r] (202/404)

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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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5 '
TREATIES AND ENGAGEMENTS.
185
Mohsm bm Sdleh, Husain bin Saleh and Hasan bin Sdleh and
SaJeh bin Abdulla bin Ahmed bin Nasir bin Abdulla bin Ahmed
bm Hadi on behalf of himself and his brothers Ahmed bin ’AH and
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The British Government in compliance with the wish of the
undersigned Hadi bin Saleh bin Nasir bin Abdulla bin Ahmed bi^
ladi on behalf of himself and his brothers Nasir bin Sdleh, Ahmed bin
f d i e ^i M , 0h u Sm ^ n aleh ’ Husain bin Sdleh and Hasan bin Sdleh
nd Saleh bin Abdulla bin Ahmed bin Nasir bin Abdulla bin Ahmed
m Hadi on behalf °f himself and his brothers Ahmed bin ’AH and
chiefs of the Wahidf, hereby undertake to extend
to pMahaf and its dependencies which are under their authority and
Quee^Em thC graC1 ° US favour and protection of Her Majesty the
Article II.
i™ 6 , s £ aid l Hadl b. in Sdleh bin Nasir bln Abdulla bin Ahmed bin Hadi
°i f hln ?^ elf and hls brothers Nasir bin Saleh, Ahmed bin
Sa i e Q^^°u Sln A bln Sdleh ’ HuSain binSdleh and Hasan bin Sdleh
and Saleh bin Abdulla bin Ahmed bin Nasir bin Abdulla bin Ahmed
bin Hadi on behalf of himself and his brothers Ahmed bin ’AH and
Bubakar bin Nasir agree and promise on behalf of themselves their
heirs and successors to refrain from entering into any correspondence
agreement or treaty with any foreign nation or power except with
the knowledge and sanction of the British Government and further
promise to give immediate notice to the Resident at Aden or other
British officer of the attempt by any other power to interfere with
Dalahaf and its dependencies.
The above treaty shall have effect from this date. In witness
whereof the undersigned have affixed their signatures or seals at
Bandar Balahaf this thirtieth day of April one thousand emht
hundred and eighty-eight. 6
Witness —
(Signed) M. S. JAFFER,
Native Assistant Resident, Aden
Witness —
(Signed) C. E. GlSSING,
Commander, Royal Navy,
H. M.’s “ Osprey ”

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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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