Sultanate of Tarim
1916–1945
Sultanate of Tarim is located in Yemen
Tarim
Tarim
Sultanate of Tarim (Yemen)
CapitalTarim
Religion
Islam
GovernmentSultanate
Sultan 
• 1916–1924
Muhsin ibn Ghalib al-Kathiri
History 
• Separated from Kathiri
1916
• Tarimese Civil War
1926–1927
• Re-incorporated into Kathiri
1945
Today part ofYemen

The Sultanate of Tarim[1] was a state in Yemen created after a division of power within the Kathiri sultanate in 1916.[2] It was first ruled by Muhsin ibn Ghalib al-Kathiri.[1] Jam'iyat al-Haqq was responsible for civil affairs of Tarim.[2] In exchange for maintaining control of Tarim, the al-Kaf family gave the Kathiri sultanate a monthly stipend.[2] After Muhsin ibn Ghalib al-Kathiri's death at the end of 1924, his successor, sultan Salim, served only as a figurehead, with real power falling to an organization called "the league".[2] Opposition to the league's taxation system led to a civil war in 1926, when the Tamimi tribe revolted and surrounded Tarim.[2] The Kathiri sultanate sent 60 troops to aid the Tarimese sultan, and even though they were successful in breaking the siege, casualties convinced the Kathiri commander, Husayn b. Hamid al-Mihdhar, to withdraw.[2] Ultimately, the civil war ended with a peace agreement in 1927.[2] The sultanate was re-incorporated into Kathiri in March 1945.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "States of the Aden Protectorates". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Boxberger, Linda (1 February 2012). On the Edge of Empire: Hadhramawt, Emigration, and the Indian Ocean, 1880s–1930s. SUNY Press. p. 232. ISBN 9780791489352.
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