The 1888 Anglo-French agreement divided a single clan between two powers.
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
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the broader theme of colonial boundary-drawing splitting Somali clans, a recurring motif in the book. — connects to: French and British treaty claims overlapped, dividing the ‘Ise clan between two empires.