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IOR/L/PS/20/57
- Record Id:
- 040-000565344
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000564257
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000884.0x0003b6
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025595892.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/20/57
- Title:
- Who's Who in Aden and Western Arabia
- Scope & Content:
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The Who's Who in Aden and Western Arabia comprises a biographical dictionary of individuals connected with the fall of the Sultanate of Lahej [Laḩij] to Ottoman forces in July 1915.
Most of the individuals are key members of the Subaihi tribe; a breakdown of the sections of the tribe is given on folio 60. In addition, the dictionary includes prominent individuals and leaders of other Arab tribes; key Turkish military personnel; and individuals being held as prisoners of war including British military personnel.
The volume was published in Calcutta by the Superintendent Government Printing, India.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000564257
037-000565294
040-000565344 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/20 : Political and Secret Department Library
IOR/L/PS/20/1-289C : Political and Secret Department Library: Works received later, through official channels, plus miscellaneous items
IOR/L/PS/20/57 : Who's Who in Aden and Western Arabia - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0020]/036-000564257[0009]/037-000565294[0048]/040-000565344
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
1 volume (67 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000884.0x0003b6
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1916
- End Date:
- 1916
- Date Range:
- 1916
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 67; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Arrangement:
- The biographical entries are arranged in alphabetical order from front to back, with cross-references where required.
- Administrative Context:
- In November 1914 Turkish forces based in Yemen launched an attack on Aden but were stopped by the Indian Army. In July 1915 they continued their offensive by attacking the pro-British sultanate of Lahej [Lahij] with the aid of Arab allies, with a view to taking Aden. The British were successful in defending Aden until the end of the war but were unable to retake Lahej. Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918 the sultanate became a British protectorate. The Who's Who was compiled in 1915 and published in 1916 as a guide to the principal people involved in both supporting and opposing the Turkish forces in Yemen.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)