'Dynastic Claims of the Imam of Sana'a to the Aden Protectorate' [‎94v] (2/12)

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The file contains a note by George Stewart Symes ( 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. and Commander-in-Chief, Aden) written to the Secretary of State, 22 October 1928, which introduces three enclosures.

Enclosure 1: A note drawn up by Major Trenchard Craven William Fowle (First Assistant Resident, Aden) with a précis of the history of Yemen AD 600-1928, to refute the dynastic claims of the Imam of Sana'a [Ṣanʻā'] to the Aden Protectorate. This is based on two reports by Captain Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. Fazluddin (Enclosures 2, and 3). It covers the reliability of Fazluddin as a source, outlines the lack of 'dynasty' in Aden, and argues against the basis of the Imam's claims.

Enclosure 2: A brief outline of the history of Yemen during the Moslem period, by Captain Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. Fazluddin, I M S, Political Office, Hodeidah, 1922.

Enclosure 3: A note on the Zaidi Imamate of Sanaa [Ṣanʻā'], by Captain Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. Fazluddin, I M S, Political Office, Hodeidah. It covers Sunnism, Shiaism and their teachings on succession, and divides the Zaidi Imamate in Yemen in to two periods for analysis: 902-1630, and 1630 to the time of writing.

Printed for the use of the Colonial Office, March 1929.

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1 file (6 folios)

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This file consists of a single document.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 94, and terminates at f 99, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in 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: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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