"تقرير عن القبائل العربية المجاورة لعدن" [و‎‎٣‎١] (٤٠٤/٦٦)

THE HAUSHABT.
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The Ahl Yehya declaring that they were oppressed by the
8 Haushabf sought the protection of the
’AbdalL The Resident while refusing
to allow the latter to espouse their cause advised the Haushabf
Sultan to come to terms with them.
As the Haushabf Sultan was detaining kafilas and levying
i894 95 unauthorised dues, the ’Abdalf entered
the Haushabf country with an armed
force. Mohsin bin ’Alf the Haushabf Sultan fled to Ta’izz and
was repudiated by his tribesmen who elected the ’Abdalf as
their ruler. Subsequently Mohsin bin ’Alf gave himself up to
the ’Abdalf and accepted an asylum and a stipend. After
further trouble a reconciliation was effected and the greater
part of the Haushabf country was restored to its former ruler.
An agreement (No. n) was signed by the Haushabf and
’Abdalf and witnessed by the Resident on 6th August 1895.
On the same day the Resident concluded a Protectorate
Treaty (No. 12) with the Haushabf Sultan.
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Several robberies were committed
by the Dthambarf.
The Haushabf Sultan visited Aden and asked for arms
1897-98 • anc * ammun i t i° n to prevent the Subehf,
Dairf and Dthambarf tribes from
plundering on the caravan routes.
The Resident visited labal Manif
1899-I 9 OO. • , t T 11/ J
in the Haushabi country.
The Sultan complained that Muhammad bin Nasir Mukbil,
a Shaikh of the Homar tribe, who had been appointed a Mudir
by the Turkish authorities, had built a fort at Ad Dareja
within Haushabf limits, which was occupied bv a Turkish
garrison.
In February 1901 a declaration was conveyed to the Porte
that unless Muhammad bin Nasir Mukbil immediately
evacuated the fort, he would be expelled by the Aden
Garrison. The Porte issued orders that Muhammad bin
Nasir Mukbil should be expelled but as these orders were not
carried out, the Haushabf chief was requested to expel him.
He however failed in an attempt to do this and in July a force
of 500 men was despatched from Aden. On the 26th July
Muhammad bin Nasir Mukbil’s followers were attacked and
driven from their position.