French and British treaty claims overlapped, dividing the ‘Ise clan between two empires.

Evidence

This wrangle, conducted without regard for the interests of the local inhabitants, now looked as though it might lead to open conflict; and indeed by the end of 1885 Britain was preparing to resist an expected French landing at Zeila. Instead, however, of a decision by force, both sides now agreed to negotiate. The result was an Anglo-French agreement of 1888 which defined the boundaries of the two protectorates as between Zeila and Jibuti: four years later the latter port became the official capital of the French colony. The effect of this new arrangement was, of course, to divide the ‘Ise with whom both France and Britain had treaties of ‘protection’, the British treaties being designed to protect the ‘independence’ of the clan and giving Britain no outright claim to ‘Ise territory. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 163 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The 1888 Anglo-French agreement divided a single clan between two powers. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 163; Somali lands were divided among Britain, France, Italy, and Ethiopia into five domains; France secured total land cession from the ‘Ise while Britain did not

Related

• The 1888 Anglo-French agreement divided a single clan between two powers. (similarity 0.94)
• The 1908 Italo-Ethiopian treaty partitioned Somali clans arbitrarily (similarity 0.81)
• Somali lands were divided among Britain, France, Italy, and Ethiopia into five domains (similarity 0.80)
• Five colonial powers divided the Somali-inhabited territories (similarity 0.80)
• Italy acquired its Somali protectorates through private treaties with clan sultans (similarity 0.80)
• British protectorate treaties covered specific northern Somali clans but not the Dulbahante. (similarity 0.79)
• Colonial partition split Somali clans across borders and fuelled turbulence (similarity 0.79)
• Somali clans readily accepted British protection as Egypt withdrew (similarity 0.79)
• Britain’s Somaliland protectorate treaties excluded the Dulbahante clan. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• The 1888 Anglo-French agreement divided a single clan between two powers. #corroborates (0.95) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 163
• France secured total land cession from the ‘Ise while Britain did not #expands (0.70)
• Somali lands were divided among Britain, France, Italy, and Ethiopia into five domains #expands (0.50)