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The Sultan's Yemen : nineteenth-century challenges to Ottoman rule / Caesar E. Farah.

By: Farah, Caesar EMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Library of Ottoman studies ; v. 1.Publication details: London : I.B. Tauris, 2002. Description: xxii, 392 p. : maps ; 23 cmISBN: 1860647677Subject(s): Yemen (Republic) -- History -- 19th century | Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918DDC classification: 953.3 LOC classification: DS247.A27 | F37 2002
Contents:
Anglo-Ottoman confrontation at Mocha, 1817-22 -- Gaining a foothold at Aden, 1825-40 -- Renewal of confrontation, 1840-49 -- Ottoman return to the Highlands, 1872-82 -- Administrative abuses and rebellion -- Confrontation in South Yemen -- Suggested plans of reform -- Iman al-Mansur's rebellion, 1883-1904 -- Spread of rebellion, 1883-1904 -- Smuggling and international politics in the Red Sea -- The last phase of the rebellion, 1905-11 -- The search for and arrival at a settlement -- Annex A. Sirri's proposal to end instability Yemen -- Annex B. The administrative reorganization of Yemen in 1872 -- Annex C. Imperial directives for improving the levying and collection of taxes -- Annex D. Ibn Nuh's report to the Sultan -- Annex E. Two messages articulating South Arabian positions -- Annex F. Proposal to develop the Red Sea coast -- Annex G. Table of ships, location and area to watch -- Annex H. Yabya's conditions for concluding a peace with the Sultan -- -- Annex I. Proposed plan for reform -- Annex J. Terms of the Truce of Da-an.
Summary: In the 19th century, when the Ottoman Empire restored direct rule over Yemen, the resulting turmoil came to threaten the security of the entire Arabian Peninsula. This book describes the various military campaigns to regain control over Yemen, surveying the increased foreign encroachments by the British in the south and the Italians through the Red Sea, and the revolts of the Zaidi Imams and Isma'ili tribes. Using previously unknown archival material, this history of political rivalries and challenges confronting Ottoman Yemen in the 19th century should prove useful for scholars and students. -- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Anglo-Ottoman confrontation at Mocha, 1817-22 -- Gaining a foothold at Aden, 1825-40 -- Renewal of confrontation, 1840-49 -- Ottoman return to the Highlands, 1872-82 -- Administrative abuses and rebellion -- Confrontation in South Yemen -- Suggested plans of reform -- Iman al-Mansur's rebellion, 1883-1904 -- Spread of rebellion, 1883-1904 -- Smuggling and international politics in the Red Sea -- The last phase of the rebellion, 1905-11 -- The search for and arrival at a settlement -- Annex A. Sirri's proposal to end instability Yemen -- Annex B. The administrative reorganization of Yemen in 1872 -- Annex C. Imperial directives for improving the levying and collection of taxes -- Annex D. Ibn Nuh's report to the Sultan -- Annex E. Two messages articulating South Arabian positions -- Annex F. Proposal to develop the Red Sea coast -- Annex G. Table of ships, location and area to watch -- Annex H. Yabya's conditions for concluding a peace with the Sultan -- -- Annex I. Proposed plan for reform -- Annex J. Terms of the Truce of Da-an.

In the 19th century, when the Ottoman Empire restored direct rule over Yemen, the resulting turmoil came to threaten the security of the entire Arabian Peninsula. This book describes the various military campaigns to regain control over Yemen, surveying the increased foreign encroachments by the British in the south and the Italians through the Red Sea, and the revolts of the Zaidi Imams and Isma'ili tribes. Using previously unknown archival material, this history of political rivalries and challenges confronting Ottoman Yemen in the 19th century should prove useful for scholars and students. -- Provided by publisher.