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'An Account of the Arab Tribes in the Vicinity of Aden' [115r] (234/404)
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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TREATIES AND ENGAGEMENTS.
2 I 7
SKoIu >AH u- ° , o Pelham James Maitland, C.B., and
Sha ikh A!i bm Mam, the Sakladi aforesaid, have agreed upon and
concluded the following articles & P
Article I.
SL b u- P eace r a " d friendship between the British and the
if ‘ The sub jects of the British and the tribesmen of the Shaibf
shall each be free to enter the territories of the other, they shall not
be molested but shall be treated with respect at all times and in all
P rh Ce \ Vu f haikh / °. f i he ShaiM Sha11 - sit Aden when they pl^ase
I hey shall be treated with respect and be given passes to carry arms.
Article II.
c , |", C0 Q n ' pl ! a l nc< ; " lth ‘ he w,sh of th e aforesaid 'All bin Mani, the
Sakladi Shaikh of the Shaib, the British Government hereby under
take to extend to the territory of the Shaib and its dependencies
being under the authority and jurisdiction of the said Shaikh the
gracious favour and protection of His Majesty the King-Emperor.
Article III.
The said Shaikh 'All bin Mani, the Sakladi, hereby agrees and
prormses on behalf of himself, his heirs and successors^nd the
w ole of the Shaibi tribe to refrain from entering into anv corre-
spondence, agreement or treaty with any foreign nation or power
and further promises to give immediate notice to the Resident at
den or other British officer of the attempt by any other power to
interfere with the territory of the Shaibi and its dependencies
Article IV.
The said Shaikh ’All bin Mani, the Sakiadi, hereby binds himself
and his heirs and successors for ever that they will not cede sell
mortgcige, lease, hire or give or otherwise dispose of the territo’rv of
thL th^ British Government Same ^ ^ t0 ^
Article V.
, ! a ‘ d sh f r ik ,h ’AM bin Mani, the Sakladi, further promises on
behalf of himself, his heirs and successors and his tribesmen that
they wi keep open the roads in the country of the Shaibi and that
AdJn'fnr?^ Ct 3 PT""! who ma r be g°i"g in the direction of
Aden or the purpose of trade or returning therefrom. In considera-
t.on thereof the British Government a g gree to pay to the said
Shaikh and to his successor or successors a monthly sum of ten fml
dollars the half of which is five dollars. [ >
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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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