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File 600/1905 Pt 5 'Aden Hinterland: Treaty with Sultan of Balahaf' [154v] (92/152)
The record is made up of 1 item (74 folios). It was created in Sep 1904-Jul 1906. 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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Sheikh Mansoor bin Nashir A1 Habtoor. He has about 100 followers and lives
not far from Libya in the Azzan district at what was known as the Ghel A1
Saidi.
(4) Sheikh Nasir bin Mohs'n of the Ahl Omar bin Ali, who lives near A1 Rawdthar
and has about 50 followers.
(5) Sheikh Muhammad bin Awadth of the tribe of Ba Dayan, who lives south of
Hauta in the Habban district and has a following of about 200 men.
(6) Sheikh Awadth bin Hadi A1 Sulemani, leader of the tribes of the Hamyar, who
lives in the hills near the coast in the Dhuyaibi district and has an immediate
personal following of about 300 men and great influence over all the coast tribes
between Irka and Balahaf.
(7) Sheikh Mansa bin Salem of the tribe of A1 Abdali, who has a following of about
150 men and lives at Ain Ba Mabad.
(8) Salem bin Abdulla bin Lasal of the tribe Ba Auda, who has a following of about
200 men and lives between Azzam and the coast. In regard to this Sheikh it
was admitted that his cousin Ali bin Awadth was the most influential leader of
the tribe, but it was said that he had sent his cousin to represent him vide
Arabic Department 117 of 16th May 1903.
(9) Nasir bin Salim bin Laswad of the Komashi tribe who has a following of about
680 and lives south of Habban.
(10) Awadth bin Muhammad of the Ba Kutmi who numbers over 100 men and lives
near llawil Bil Arab.
(11) Ahmed bin Ali bin Tawil of the Said A1 Sha’ab who numbers about 20fl follower
and lives near Arnakin,
(12) Salim bin Saeed A1 Suweder of the Ahl Hayasam who also lives near Amakin
and numbers about 150 men.
(13) Hasan bin Naser of the Ahl Fahide who lives in Amakin and is the leader of 3 50
soldiers.
(It) Saeed bin Salem bin Rashid who lives at Raida and has 100 followers.
(15) Abdulla bin Saeed bin Baneit who has 100 followers up in the north of the Maifah
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
.
(16) Mehdi bin Abdulla Ba Kutmi who lives at Jirdan and had 120 followers.
(17) Ahmed bin Omar A1 Admi who lives north-east of Hura and has a few hundred
followers.
7. All except the last four of the Sheikhs were strong supporters of Mohsin
bin Saleh as Sultan of the Wahidis and the last four, who said that they had
come at Sultan Saleh’s special request, did not express themselves in favour of
Sultan Saleh, but said that they really did not miud who was elected and
would not consider themselves subject to any one. Some of the ether Sheikhs
similarly claimed actual independence, hut nevertheless supported Sultan
Mobsin’s election. All the Sultans and Sheikhs were strongly opposed to the
idea of any alteration of any part of Balahaf to the Kayti. One of them,
Ahmed bin Umar of the Ali Admi tribe, offered to name any Sultan I chose for
money.
8 . After these interviews I returned on board the E. I. M. S. “ Elphin-
stone ” and was followed in the afternoon by the Sultans, Sayids, and some
of the leading Sheikhs whom I asked to accompany me to Aden to see the
Eesident. We sailed from Balahaf at 5 p.m. on the 9th instant and arrived
at Aden about 5 p. m. on the afternoon of the 10th. I had further inter
views with some of the Sultans and Sheikhs on the way into Aden, and have
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Part 5 of the file relates to the negotiations over a treaty with the Wahidi [al-Wāḥidī], ruling family of Balahaf [Balhaf] and Bir Ali [Bīr ‘Alī].
The correspondents include:
- General Harry Macan Mason, 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. at Aden;
- Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ;
- Government of India, Foreign Department;
- numerous tribal leaders and representatives.
Several matters are covered by the papers, including:
- the power struggle between Sultan Mohsin bin Saleh (al-Wāḥidī) and his father, Saleh bin Abdullah;
- Mohsin bin Saleh's submission to the British in December 1904 and his subsequent election as chief of Balhaf;
- Saleh bin Abdullah's attempt to sell his share of Balhaf to Sultan Ghalib of Maculla [al-Mukallā];
- the conclusion of a treaty with the Wāḥidīs on 13 November 1905.
Folios 158-161 contain tables of information on the tribal sections and sub-sections under the Wāḥidīs authority, a list of Wāḥidī villages, and a Wāḥidī genealogical chart.
Folio 148 is a copy of the final treaty between the British and the Wāḥidīs.
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