'The Muntafik. Al Sa'dun, Bani Malik, Ajwad, Bani Sa'id, Bani Huchaim'

IOR/L/PS/20/63

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The record is made up of 1 file (87 folios). It was created in 1917. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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This volume contains details of the Muntafik [Muntafiq], a confederacy of tribes in the Middle East, which is made up of tribal groups including the Bani Malik, Ajwad and Bani Sa'id. The volume opens with a historical outline of the development of the group before providing further details about members of the confederacy.

There is a map on folio 18 which outlines the divisions and locations of the Bani Malik, and there are genealogical tables for Al Sa'dun between folios 7-17. Folios 19-87 contain lists of the tribes represented under the Muntafik. For some tribes, there are brief notes relating to their location and how they are viewed by other members of the confederacy and by the British.

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1 file (87 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 89; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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IOR/L/PS/20/63

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1917 (CE, Gregorian)

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