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'An Account of the Arab Tribes in the Vicinity of Aden' [‎190r] (386/404)

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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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NOTABLE PERSONAGES IN THE ADEN PROTECTORATE. 3^3
(76) Saif bin Saif <(Amir) 'A mirt.
Youngest and favourite son of the 'Amir of Dthala is 16 years of
age. A good ruler in embryo if weaned from Dthdla’s environments
and placed in college.
(77) Saleh 6a Haidara (JurabLSubeht ).
Principal Shaikh of the Attawi section of the Jurabi-Subehf sub
tribe. Aged 65 years and somewhat enfeebled. Lives at Khojaifa.
Had no relations with the 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. prior to 1904, when his
section gave some trouble by petty outrages. He visited Aden in
1905 with other Shaikhs ol the section and since then there has been
little trouble. Non-stipendiary.
(yd) Saleh ba Hashim, Shaikh {Haushabi).
Father-in-law of the Haushabi Sultan and now on good terms
with his master. The Sultan’s confidant. Has an influential follow
ing in the country.
(79) Saleh bin Abdulla {Upper ’Aulaki).
Sultan of an important division of the Upper ’Aulaki tribe.
Aged about 45 years. A treaty was concluded with him on the 1st
March 1904 and he was granted a stipend of dollars 100. He resides
at Nisab. His relations with the 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. are friendly but com
paratively little is yet known of him.
(So) Saleh bin Abdulla, the Wdhidi (Bdlahdf).
One of the Wahidi share-holders of the Port of Balahaf on the
east coast of the Protectorate. Aged about 40 years. In 1895 he
was recognised as titular head of the Wahidi Sultans of Balahaf
who draws a stipend of dollars 360 a year. A man of w r eak and
mean character. He recently endeavoured to part with his share
of the Port of Balahaf to the Kaiti Sultan of Shehr and Mokalla,
which has been negatived by Government and which has led to his
deposition in favour of Sultan Mohsin bin Saleh. Has quarrelled
with the latter regarding his share of the port dues of Balahaf, and
refuses to have the matter settled by the arbitration of the Syeds.
At present a disturbing influence in Wahidi affairs.
(81) Saleh bin Ahmed {Mansuri).
Acts as regent for the young chief Shahir bin Sef elected Shaikh
of the Mansuri clan by the Subehi tribe. A resolute and intelligent
man, though uneducated. He resides at Nobat-al-Morajibi. He
exercises considerable influence over his tribesmen.
(82) Saleh bin Awadth (Haura).
Shaikh of Haura on the east coast of the Aden Protectorate.
Aged about 40 years. A stipendiary. In 1901 his stipend was raised

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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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