The Sultanate of Tarim[1] was a state in Yemen created after a division of power within the Kathiri sultanate in 1916.[2] It was first ruled by Muhsin ibn Ghalib al-Kathiri.[1] Jam'iyat al-Haqq was responsible for civil affairs of Tarim.[2] In exchange for maintaining control of Tarim, the al-Kaf family gave the Kathiri sultanate a monthly stipend.[2] After Muhsin ibn Ghalib al-Kathiri's death at the end of 1924, his successor, sultan Salim, served only as a figurehead, with real power falling to an organization called "the league".[2] Opposition to the league's taxation system led to a civil war in 1926, when the Tamimi tribe revolted and surrounded Tarim.[2] The Kathiri sultanate sent 60 troops to aid the Tarimese sultan, and even though they were successful in breaking the siege, casualties convinced the Kathiri commander, Husayn b. Hamid al-Mihdhar, to withdraw.[2] Ultimately, the civil war ended with a peace agreement in 1927.[2] The sultanate was re-incorporated into Kathiri in March 1945.[1]
