Place:Na'wah (Upper Yafa)
Na'wah[1] or Nawa[2] (Arabic: نعوة[3]) was a sheikhdom and dependency of Upper Yafa. It was a section of the Mawsata.[4]
History
Na'wah was a dependency of Upper Yafa.[2][5] It was placed within the British sphere of influence in the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1914.[2] However, it never signed a protectorate treaty with Britain.
In 1908, Britain fined Na'wah $1200 for aggression against Al-Dhubi.[6]
In February 1915, during World War I, one of the sheikhs of Na'wah submitted to the Ottomans, although another refused to comply with the Ottoman summons.[7]
It was annexed by the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen after the end of World War I, alongside Rubeaten (another Upper Yafa dependency) and later the Beda Sultanate.[2]
Geography
Na'wah laid on the frontier between Ottoman and British Yemen, to the north-east of Qa'tabah, and on the left bank of the Wadi Bana.[1] It contained several villages and hamlets.[1] One village, located 5 miles (8 km) from Wadi Bana, was called Na'wah.[1][3] Another village under the Na'wah was Ar-Razaim.[4]
Government
As of 1915, Na'wah was ruled by 4 sheikhs.[7]
Foreign relations
In 1913, Na'wah has an emissary from the Imam of Yemen.[8] For a long time, there was close commerce between Na'wah, Juban and Upper Yafa.[9]
Demographics
As of 1915, Na'wah had 4000 inhabitants.[4]
Military
As of 1915, Na'wah had 500 fighting men.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Gazetteer of Arabia. II. Government of India. 1917. pp. 802. https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023909211.0x00006a.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (in en) Records of Yemen, 1798-1960: 1940-1950. Archive Editions. 1993. pp. 474. ISBN 9781852073701. https://books.google.com/books?id=JvotAQAAIAAJ.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Na'wah, Yemen". http://www.fallingrain.com/world/YM/18/Nawah.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Military report on the Aden Protectorate. Government Monotype Press, Simla. 1915. pp. 160. https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023729267.0x0000b4.
- ↑ Maitland, P (9 August 1903). "Letter to the Hon'ble Mr. S. W. Edgerley, C.I.E., Secretary to the Government of Bombay, Political Bombay.". Political Resident at Aden. https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100026748149.0x0000bd.
- ↑ Ritchie, R (27 January 1910). "Enclosure No. 1". India Office. https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100031943761.0x00007f.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "8th Weekly Letter". Political Resident at Aden. 20 February 1915. https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100027141400.0x0000b9.
- ↑ Jacob, H. (17 May 1913). "20th Weekly Letter". Political Resident at Aden. https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100027141402.0x000045.
- ↑ Military report on the Aden Protectorate. Government Monotype Press, Simla. 1915. pp. 25. https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023729267.0x00002d.
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