Juban (Upper Yafa)
Juban was a sheikhdom and dependency of Upper Yafa.[1] It was a section of the Mawsata.[2]
History
[edit]Juban became a dependency of Upper Yafa in 1833.[1] In the 1900s, Juban sought a protectorate treaty with Britain, which was declined.[3] In an agreement with the Ottoman Empire in 1914, Britain recognized Juban as Ottoman territory.[3] Zaidi troops fighting for the Ottoman Empire occupied Juban in May 1916,[4] but the sheikh retreated and remained in command of a group of fighters, resisting the Ottomans elsewhere. In February 1917, The Sheikh of Juban occupied an Ottoman village.[5]
Government
[edit]Juban was a sheikhdom, having 3 different sheikhs as of 1909.[6] 'Ali Abdul Karim was the chief sheikh at the time.[7] He was described as a "fierce hater of the Turks".[8] He sought to come under British protection as he feared for the extinction of Juban's independence.[9]
Foreign relations
[edit]For a long time, there was close commerce between Juban, Na'wah and Upper Yafa.[10]
Demographics
[edit]As of 1915, Juban had 4000 inhabitants, divided over 8 subsections.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b DeBrath, E (9 October 1909). "Letter to the Secretary to the Government of Bombay, Political Department". Aden Residency.
- ^ a b Military report on the Aden Protectorate. Government Monotype Press, Simla. 1915. p. 160.
- ^ a b Stewart, J (2 May 1917). "14th Weekly Letter". Aden Residency.
- ^ "21st Weekly Letter". Aden Residency. 27 May 1916.
- ^ Stewart, J (24 February 1917). "8th Weekly Letter". Aden Residency.
- ^ DuBoulay, J (22 October 1909). "Letter to the Government of India in the Foreign Department". Aden Residency.
- ^ Karim, Ali (March 1909). "Letter to General E. DeBrath, C.B., C.I.E.M Resident at Aden".
- ^ Hunter, F; Sealy, C; Moose, Arthur (1909). An Account of the Arab tribes in the Vicinity of Aden. Government Central Press, Bombay. p. 343.
- ^ Jacob, Harold (6 December 1907). Monograph on the Hinterland of Aden as touching the states of Dthala, Yafa', Haushabi and Alwai; The Turkish Frontier; The transborder people: together with a few remarks on hinterland policy. Government Central Press, Bombay. p. 27.
- ^ Military report on the Aden Protectorate. Government Monotype Press, Simla. 1915. p. 25.
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