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| − | Ecclesiastical Returns: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials at the [[ British Library]]. Aden 1840-1948, '''IOR N/13'''; most of the Aden entries also appear in the Bombay returns. | + | '''Aden''', a port city in Yemen, was part of [[British India]] from 1838. It was originally governed by [[Bombay Presidency]] then became a Chief Commissioner's province. After the Government of India Act (1935) Aden became a separate colony in 1937 and remained under British control until it became the capital of Yemen in 1970. |
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| + | ==Records== | ||
| + | Ecclesiastical Returns: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials at the [[British Library]]. Aden 1840-1948, '''IOR N/13'''; most of the Aden entries also appear in the Bombay returns. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | ===Military=== | ||
| + | *[[Seizure of Aden 1839]] | ||
| + | *[[Occupation of Lahej]] 1871 | ||
| + | *[[Battle of Aden 1890]] | ||
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[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Aden]] | ||
Revision as of 23:12, 15 November 2009
Aden, a port city in Yemen, was part of British India from 1838. It was originally governed by Bombay Presidency then became a Chief Commissioner's province. After the Government of India Act (1935) Aden became a separate colony in 1937 and remained under British control until it became the capital of Yemen in 1970.
Records
Ecclesiastical Returns: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials at the British Library. Aden 1840-1948, IOR N/13; most of the Aden entries also appear in the Bombay returns.
