Event
The British are looking for a coal…
The British are looking for a coal depot to service their steamers en route to India.
It takes seven hundred tons of coal for a round-trip from Suez to Bombay.
East India Company officials decide on Aden.
The British Empire tries to reach an agreement with the Zaydi imam of Sana'a, permitting them a foothold in Mocha, and when unable to secure their position, they extract a similar agreement from the Sultan of Lahej, enabling them to consolidate a position in Aden.
An incident plays into British hands when, while passing Aden for trading purposes, one of their sailing ships sinks and Arab tribesmen board it and plunder its contents.
The British India government dispatched a warship under the command of Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines to demand compensation.
Haines bombards Aden from his warship in January 1839.
The ruler of Lahej, who is in Aden at the time, orders his guards to defend the port, but they fail in the face of overwhelming military and naval power.
The British manage to occupy Aden and agree to compensate the sultan with an annual payment of six thousand riyals.
The British evict the Sultan of Lahej from Aden and force him to accept their "protection.
In November 1839, five thousand tribesmen try to retake the town, but are repulsed and two hundred are killed.
The British realize that Aden's prosperity depends on their relations with the neighboring tribes, which require that they rest on a firm and satisfactory basis.
It takes seven hundred tons of coal for a round-trip from Suez to Bombay.
East India Company officials decide on Aden.
The British Empire tries to reach an agreement with the Zaydi imam of Sana'a, permitting them a foothold in Mocha, and when unable to secure their position, they extract a similar agreement from the Sultan of Lahej, enabling them to consolidate a position in Aden.
An incident plays into British hands when, while passing Aden for trading purposes, one of their sailing ships sinks and Arab tribesmen board it and plunder its contents.
The British India government dispatched a warship under the command of Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines to demand compensation.
Haines bombards Aden from his warship in January 1839.
The ruler of Lahej, who is in Aden at the time, orders his guards to defend the port, but they fail in the face of overwhelming military and naval power.
The British manage to occupy Aden and agree to compensate the sultan with an annual payment of six thousand riyals.
The British evict the Sultan of Lahej from Aden and force him to accept their "protection.
In November 1839, five thousand tribesmen try to retake the town, but are repulsed and two hundred are killed.
The British realize that Aden's prosperity depends on their relations with the neighboring tribes, which require that they rest on a firm and satisfactory basis.
-
{# Image navigates to the detail page; the magnifying-glass chip is the only Fancybox lightbox trigger (kept a separate sibling — anchors can't nest). #}
The Middle of The Earth
World
-
{# Image navigates to the detail page; the magnifying-glass chip is the only Fancybox lightbox trigger (kept a separate sibling — anchors can't nest). #}
The Near and Middle East
Region
-
{# Image navigates to the detail page; the magnifying-glass chip is the only Fancybox lightbox trigger (kept a separate sibling — anchors can't nest). #}
Near East
Subregion
