"تقرير عن القبائل العربية المجاورة لعدن" [و‎‎٦‎٨] (٤٠٤/١٤٠)

The Kathi'ri'.
The country inhabited by the Kathfrf tribe was in former
ages of vast extent, reaching from the ’Aulakf districts on the
west to the Malm tribe on the east, and including the seaports
of Mokalla and Shehr. Civil wars led to the interference of
the Yafaf, and much of the Kathfrf territory within the past 40
years came under the sway of the Kasadf and Kaitf,
and the Kathfrf now possess no seaport at all. The principal
towns are Terfm, the capital; Al-Ghuraf, Sfwun, Tdriba, Bur,
Maryamih, Tins, Al-Ghurfa.
I he Kathfrf are a warlike and courageous people,
The people. extremely loyal to their chief. The
tribe is supposed to number 7,000 fight
ing males.
I he pecuniary resources of the tribe are small, but they
Revenue. gather contributions for any special pur
pose from their compatriots, who are
largely scattered over various parts of India, java, Singapore
Aden, Asia and Africa. ’
Some account of this tribe will be found in the Historical
Historical summary. Resume of Mokalla, Shehr and Hadfh-
ramut up to the year 1881 in which
Mokalla and its dependencies passed under the sway of the
Kaitf. During the long-protracted struggle between the
Kasadf and Kaitf, the Kathfrf usually took the part of the
Kasadf.
At the end of 1883 Sultan ’Abdalla bin SMeh, one of the
Kathfrf chiefs, visited the Resident at Aden. His chief object
was to ascertain what attitude the British Government would
maintain in the event of the Kathfrf attacking the Kaitf with a
vhew to repossessing themselves of the ports of Mokalla and
Shehr. ’Abdalla bin Saleh also visited Zanzibar with intent to
intrigue with the ex-Nakfb of Mokalla, from whom, however, he
failed to obtain any material assistance.
The Government of India in March 1884 directed that the
Kathfrf be warned that an attack upon Shehr and Mokalla
would be viewed with grave displeasure, and that, if necessary,
a gunboat would be sent to support the Kaitf ruler.
In may 1884 Captain King, Assistant Resident, was
deputed to visit Shehr and Mokalla in H. M. S. “ Woodlark ”
to assure the Kaitf Jemadar in the most public manner that