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Bayhan traditionally had two main tribes, the
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rulers of the Bayhan emirate were connected to the royal family of Jordan. They made a treaty of protection with
Britain early in the 20th century, and an advisory agreement with the British in the 1940s. Sharif Husayn bin Ali Bayhan, the ruler of the emirate, sided with the royalists against the
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British it is better to be their enemy than their friend. If you are their friend, they will sell you. If you are their enemy, there is a good chance they will buy you.
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dynasty. The messianic pretender rode horses with saddles decorated in silver, and organized the people who gathered around him into a military force. The Sultan crushed the movement and killed many Jews around 1495 or 1500.
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desert. The Wadi persists for about 45 miles (72 km) from the mountain front. It crosses the Ramlat as Sab'atayn and emerges on the Jaww Kudayf Al 'Ubaylet. The district takes its name from the former
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320:References
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233:Hadhramaut
161:Population
104:45°43′05″E
101:14°47′57″N
891:Al-Haydah
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209:Yemen
180:UTC+3
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