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20-479: Al-Kathiri Family and the Al-Kathiri Sultanate formed a natural extension of Banu Hamdan since the pre-Islamic era till the near past. Therefore, the leadership inherited in them and molded them because of what they have touched on the ancestors of the top leadership, mastery and the presidency. The Al Kathiri or Sultanate Al Kathiri extended to Dhofar and Shabwa in the east to the west and north into

40-620: A gun-boat would be sent to support the Qu'aiti ruler. The Jamadar of Shihr and Mukalla was subsequently assured in the most public manner that the Government would support him in the event of any attack on his ports. In 1895, the Kathiri captured the port at Dhufar, driving out the Governor, who retired to Mirbat. In 1897 the port was recaptured. In 1918 a 'long standing Qu'aiti-Kathiri quarrel

60-753: A result of these long years of wars to expand the influence and gain control, many of the stages and the details of Al Kathiri history and their Sultanate was hidden and did not stand out enough. Al Kathiri live in several regions in Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. However, they mainly populate Hadramout and Mahara provinces in Yemen, and the province of Dhofar in Oman. They also have presence in Southeast Asia and East Africa. Omar Ba Omar ( آل عمر باعمر ) are an example of

80-605: Is now part of Yemen and the Dhofari region of Oman . The Kathiri state was established in 1395 by Badr as-Sahab ibn al-Habrali Bu Tuwairik, who ruled until c.  1430 . The Kathiri conquered Ash-Shihr in the 1460s. The country inhabited by this tribe was formerly extensive, reaching from the Aulaqi districts on the west to the Maliri tribe on the east, and including the seaports of Mukalla and Shihr. Civil wars led to

100-782: The Federation of South Arabia , but remained under British protection as part of the Protectorate of South Arabia . By the end of the Sultanate's existence, its two principal cities of Say'un and Tarim were almost entirely financially dependent on Kathiri holdings in Jakarta and Singapore. Al-Husayn ibn Ali, Kathiri sultan since 1949, was overthrown in October 1967, and the following month the former sultanate became part of newly independent South Yemen. The first prime minister in

120-523: The omnibus issues common to all the Commonwealth territories, but it did issue its own definitive stamps on 1 April 1965. The set of 14 included 10 values, from 5 to 75 fils , each depicting the arms of the Federation in a single color, while the top four values (100 fils, 250 fils, 500 fils, and 1 dinar ), featured the flag of the Federation. The stamps referred to above are those listed in

140-581: The British Minister of Colonies, Duncan Sandys , and the ministers of the Federation of South Arabia and the Colony of Aden. The parties raised the issue of the constitutional status of Aden and the conditions for its entry into the federation. Numerous parties and organizations in Aden protested against these negotiations, declaring that the colonial ministers did not have the right to decide the fate of

160-785: The British temporarily removed the government of the Federation of South Arabia and imposed direct colonial rule. In 1966, the federation team took part in the Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. The Federation was dissolved following independence along with the Protectorate of South Arabia and the formation of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen on November 30, 1967. The Federation issued its own Adeni postage stamps from 1963 to 1966. Most of its issues were part of

180-695: The Empty Quarter and south to the seashore of the Arabian Sea, particularly the city of Shahr. Most of the Hadhrami tribes were under the protection of Sultanate Al Kathiri, but there were some tribes that rebelled such as Alhmoum, Sheikh Al Amoudi and Yafa, however Sultanate was able to overcome these challenges. Sultanate Qu'aiti emerged at the beginning of the 19th century with the Britain support and shared Sultanate Alkatiri in ruling. The north and

200-652: The coast of Hadramout. Kathiri Kathiri ( Arabic : ٱلْكَثِيْرِي , romanized :  al-Kathīrī ), officially the Hadhrami Kathiri Dynasty in Seiyun or the Sultanate of Seiyun (Arabic: ٱلسَّلْطَنَة ٱلْكَثِيْرِيَّة - سَيْؤُوْن , romanized:  al-Salṭanah al-Kathīrīyah - Sayʾūn ), was a sultanate in the Hadhramaut region of the southern Arabian Peninsula , in what

220-587: The east of Hadramout remained under the control of Alkathiri and the west became with Qu'aiti. The two Sultanates entered in long wars lasted for 100 years till they reconciled and signed a treaty under the superintendence of the British colonial in 1937 AD in the palace of the Sultan Al Kathiri in Seiyoun, Alkatiri's capital. Signing the agreements was attended too by other Hadhrami tribes such as Nahed, Awamer, Sei’ar and Alhmoum as well as Yafa tribe. As

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240-561: The event of the Kathiri attacking the Qu'aiti with a view to repossessing themselves of the ports of Shihr and Mukalla. Abdulla bin Salih also visited Zanzibar with intent to intrigue with the ex-Naqib of Mukalla, from whom however, he failed to obtain any material assistance. The Government of India in March 1884 directed that the Kathiri be warned that an attack upon Shihr and Mukalla would be viewed with grave displeasure, and that, if necessary,

260-472: The first opportunity. On the day the London negotiations began, a protest strike was declared in Aden. The Aden Trade Union Congress called for this strike, despite the fact that Aden had had a law prohibiting strikes since 1960, and violators were subject to imprisonment. On August 16, 1962, negotiations ended with the signing of an agreement, according to which Aden, while remaining under British sovereignty,

280-565: The history of East Timor , Mar'ī al-Kathīrī , is a third generation descendant of immigrants from Kathiri, part of a significant migration of Hadhramis to Southeast Asia in the 19th and 20th centuries. This is reflected in his name 'Alkatiri'. The Indonesian human rights activist Munir Said Thalib is also a descendant of immigrants from the Kathiris. Federation of South Arabia The Federation of South Arabia ( FSA ; Arabic : اتحاد الجنوب العربي Ittiḥād al-Janūb al-‘Arabī )

300-727: The interference of the Yafai , and much of the Kathiri territory came under the sway of the Kasadi and Qu'aiti. The Kathiris were eventually restricted to a small inland portion of Hadhramaut with their capital at Seiyun (Say'un). At the end of 1883, Sultan Abdulla bin Salih, one of the Kathiri Shaikhs, visited the Resident at Aden. His principal object was to ascertain what attitude the British Government would maintain in

320-494: The population of Aden and that only the national government of Aden, created by general elections, would be competent to decide the question of a union with the federation. To achieve all this, it was necessary to eliminate its dependence on England. Representatives of the opposition, led by the Aden Trade Union Congress, said that any union concluded against the will of the people of Aden would be dissolved at

340-815: The presence of Al Kathiri in Eastern Africa specifically Somalia in cities such as Mogadishu, Merca, Baraawe, Diinsor. The most important areas of Al Kathir tribe in Hadhramaut are Seiyoun, Shibam, Tarim, Ned Al Kathir (Quff), Sah, Sheil Djaima, Algarah, Alhazem, Alghurfa, Almasila, Alardh, Aradh Al-Abdullah, Tris, Alghuraf, Mdodh, Redood, Shahar, Eynat, Alhota, Mukalla and Al-Jawf, Thamood, Buhyra, Faret, Al Fez Castle, Algufel, Al Aas Castle, Aredh AlSuqair, Sheil Shibam, Almahjar, Almsial and Wadi Sir, Ajlanyh, Albeda, Jahz, Saleel Al Kathir, Wadi Ben Ali, Wadi Ne'aam, Wadi Sh'houh, Rydat bin Abdel-Wadood, Gosaiar and

360-666: Was a federal state under British protection in what would become South Yemen . Its capital was Aden . Originally formed on April 4, 1962 from 15 states of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South . On January 18, 1963, the Royal Colony of Aden joined it. After the annexation of the Upper Aulaki Sultanate in June 1964, the federation included 17 states. On July 23, 1962, negotiations began in London between

380-689: Was settled, with the assistance of the Aden Residency, by the conclusion of an agreement between the parties, by which the Kathiri agreed to accept as binding upon them the treaty of 1888 between the Qu'aiti and the British Government and also accepted the arbitration of the British Government in the settlement of future disputes. Sultan Mansur bin Ghalib died at Mecca in May 1929 and was succeeded by his son Ali bin Mansur. The Kathiri State declined to join

400-399: Was to become part of the Federation of South Arabia on March 1, 1963. The agreement provided that the federation agreement, signed on February 11, 1959, will remain in force, and the new agreement will be only an addition to it. During these negotiations, agreement was also reached to introduce minor changes to the constitutional status of Aden once it became part of the federation. In 1965,

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