Juban (Upper Yafa)

Juban was a sheikhdom and dependency of Upper Yafa.[1] It was a section of the Mawsata.[2]

History

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

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

For a long time, there was close commerce between Juban, Na'wah and Upper Yafa.[10]

Demographics

As of 1915, Juban had 4000 inhabitants, divided over 8 subsections.[2]

References
  1. DeBrath, E (9 October 1909). "Letter to the Secretary to the Government of Bombay, Political Department". Aden Residency.
  2. Military report on the Aden Protectorate. Government Monotype Press, Simla. 1915. p. 160.
  3. Stewart, J (2 May 1917). "14th Weekly Letter". Aden Residency.
  4. "21st Weekly Letter". Aden Residency. 27 May 1916.
  5. Stewart, J (24 February 1917). "8th Weekly Letter". Aden Residency.
  6. DuBoulay, J (22 October 1909). "Letter to the Government of India in the Foreign Department". Aden Residency.
  7. Karim, Ali (March 1909). "Letter to General E. DeBrath, C.B., C.I.E.M Resident at Aden".
  8. Hunter, F; Sealy, C; Moose, Arthur (1909). An Account of the Arab tribes in the Vicinity of Aden. Government Central Press, Bombay. p. 343.
  9. 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.
  10. Military report on the Aden Protectorate. Government Monotype Press, Simla. 1915. p. 25.
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