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File 600/1905 Pt 6 'Aden Hinterland: Upper Yaffai; treaties with Sultan Kahtan and other Chiefs' [‎43r] (81/212)

The record is made up of 1 item (104 folios). It was created in Jan 1904-Feb 1920. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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provisionally; or (2) that he he recognised once for all
as Sultan of the Upper Yaffai and Saleh be Ignored
altogether, I am to enclose a copy ol the Resident's
letter No. 0-427, dated the 1st November 1913, on the
subject, and to say that for the reasons given by him the
Governor in Council agrees vlth the Resident that it is
advisable to continue our support to Ulnar, but he would
prefer the adoption of the first alternative course
suggested. The Governor in Council, therefore, proposes
with the approval of the Government of India to authorise
the Resident to adopt this course.
I have, etc.,
Sd/- C. C. Watson,
Secretary to Government

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Part 6 of the file relates to treaty relations with tribal sections of the Upper Yaffai [Upper Yafa].

The correspondents include:

Several matters are covered by the papers, including:

  • a treaty with Sultan Kahtan-bin-Omer Har-Hara [Qaḥṭān bin ‘Umar al-Harhara] of the ruling dynasty of the Yaffa'i al-Sufal tribe;
  • treaties with the Muflahai [Al-Muflihi], Mausatta [Al-Mawsata], Hadthrami [Al-Hadhrami], Al-Shaibi, and Dthubi [Al-Dhubi] sections of the Yaffa'i al-Sufal tribe;
  • treaties with the ruler of Behan-Al-Kasab [Bayḥān al-Qasāb] and the ruler of the Upper Aulaqi territory;
  • an agreement with Shaikh Mutahir Ali [Muṭahir ‘Alī] of ‘Ardaf in Shaib to maintain boundary pillars along the borders of his territory;
  • the question of who should be recognised as Sultan of the Upper Yafa, particularly after the death of Qaḥṭān bin ‘Umar in September 1913;
  • payment of a regular stipend to the Sultan.

Folio 98 is a genealogical chart of the Sultans of Yaffa'i al-Sufal.

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File 600/1905 Pt 6 'Aden Hinterland: Upper Yaffai; treaties with Sultan Kahtan and other Chiefs' [‎43r] (81/212), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/75/3, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026748149.0x00005b> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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