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'''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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_of_Aden separate colony] in 1937 and remained under British control until 1963. | '''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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_of_Aden separate colony] in 1937 and remained under British control until 1963. | ||
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==Records== | ==Records== | ||
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====Historical books online==== | ====Historical books online==== | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/260/mode/2up/ "Aden"], page 260 ''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Volume VI Expeditions Overseas'' by Intelligence Branch, Army Headquarters India 1911 Archive.org | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/260/mode/2up/ "Aden"], page 260 ''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Volume VI Expeditions Overseas'' by Intelligence Branch, Army Headquarters India 1911 Archive.org | ||
| + | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA280 The cantonment at Aden], page 280 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862'' Google Books | ||
==== Maps ==== | ==== Maps ==== | ||
| − | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1909/fullscreen.html?object=54 Aden and Surroundings] Imperial Gazetteer of India | + | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1909/fullscreen.html?object=54 Aden and Surroundings] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume 26'' 1909 |
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Aden]] | [[Category:Aden]] | ||
Revision as of 06:59, 4 June 2012
| Aden | |
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| Presidency: Bombay | |
| Coordinates: | 12.772440°N 45.039271°E |
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| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Aden |
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| Country: | Yemen |
| Transport links | |
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 1963.
There was a cantonment there.
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.
History
Military
External Links
- Aden Wikipedia
Historical books online
- "Aden", page 260 Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Volume VI Expeditions Overseas by Intelligence Branch, Army Headquarters India 1911 Archive.org
- The cantonment at Aden, page 280 Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862 Google Books
Maps
- Aden and Surroundings Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume 26 1909
