Juban was a sheikhdom and dependency of Upper Yafa. [1] It was a section of the Mawsata. [2]
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]
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]
For a long time, there was close commerce between Juban, Na'wah and Upper Yafa. [10]
As of 1915, Juban had 4000 inhabitants, divided over 8 subsections. [2]
Juban was a sheikhdom and dependency of Upper Yafa. [1] It was a section of the Mawsata. [2]
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]
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]
For a long time, there was close commerce between Juban, Na'wah and Upper Yafa. [10]
As of 1915, Juban had 4000 inhabitants, divided over 8 subsections. [2]