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Sultan refused to attend the conference. In 1904 the Fadhli attacked Ar Rawa and
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In 1873 hostilities broke out between the Yafai and the Fadhli, in consequence of the Yafai Sultan having repudiated an engagement, concluded on his behalf by his son and in the presence of the
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In 1902 the Fadhli Sultan established a new customs post at
Zanzibar and levied dues on Yafai qafilahs. The Yafai retaliated by cutting off the water-supply from the Naza channel. The Fadhli then attacked Al Husn and Ar Rawa. In 1903 the Resident endeavored to effect a settlement, but the Yafai
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was elected as his successor. The
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of which 5 are in Lower Yafa and the other 5 are in Upper Yafa. These sheikhdoms are broken down to many smaller branches and extended families.
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for the use of water for irrigation. For this breach of faith the stipend of the Yafai Sultan was temporarily withheld.
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In 1931, the population of Lower Yafai was estimated at 70,000, and the gross revenue at Rs. 10,000 a year.
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Its capital was the former residence of the Banū Afīf Sultans. There was a second capital in
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