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'Handbook of Hejaz' [‎43r] (94/204)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (98 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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— 68 —
Abu Jeridah.
Of Mecca. Used to be leader of the Emir's forces
after the latter's sons. Had Ottoman rank of Bimbashi.
Devoted to the King. Ex-slave of the Shahran tribe
from Bishah, whence came most of the Emir's bodyguard.
Ahmed Fauzi el-Bakri. See Fauzi.
Ahmed el-Hadha a (Sharif).
A cousin of 'Abdullah Ibn Thawab (q.v.) ; lives about six
hours from Mecca. A man of perhaps twenty-eight, square-
faced, with small regular features, and a slow but pleasant
expression. Is very silent, and obeys orders promptly.
Not brilliant. Dark complexion. With Ibn el-Harith / com
mands the rather ragged 'Ateibah contingent with Feisal.
Ahmed Ba Harun.
Of Jiddah. Member of Town Council. About sixty.
Well off. Devout and stupid.
Ahmed el-Hezazi.
Of Jiddah ; a Moor. Agent .of the Dhawi Zeid and of
Sherif 'Ali Haidar. Intrigued actively against the Emir
two years ago. On the fall of Jiddah, the latter ordered
his house to be looted.
Ahmed el-Mullah.
Of Jiddah. Before the war agent of the Ottoman
Steamship Company. A Bokhariote dealer in carpets.
Pro-Turk, but of very little influence.
Ahmed Ibn Mansur el-Karimi (Sherif).
Of the Zobeid Harb and elder brother of Sherif Muhsin
(q.v.). Hereditary Emir of the Harb. About fifty-four;
lives at Bir Ibn Hasani. Influential and well educated.
With Sherif 'Ali at Rabugh; came with Sherif Zeid to
Qadhimah in September to receive Husein Ibn Mubeirik's
submission. Not wholly trustworthy.

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The volume is Handbook of Hejaz. Prepared by The Arab Bureau, Cairo , 2nd edn, 26 February 1917 (Cairo: Government Press, 1917).

The handbook comprises information about Hejaz under the following headings:

  • Area;
  • Physical Character;
  • Population;
  • Districts and Towns;
  • Tribal Notes;
  • Political;
  • Personalities (including Royal Family, and Others);
  • Pilgrimage;
  • Trade and Expenses;
  • Communications;
  • Routes.

The prefatory note states that the handbook was originally compiled by Lieutenant Commander D G Howarth, RNVR; and although the information contained in the second edition had been greatly improved, much about Hejaz 'remains uncertain or unknown'.

The volume also contains an 'Outline Map of Hejaz' (f 4) and a table of the 'Ruling Sherifial Family of Mecca' (f 38).

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1 volume (98 folios)
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The volume contains a table of contents on folio 7.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 100 on the inside back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. This is the system used to make reference to the contents of the volume. Folios 4 and 38 need to be folded out to be examined.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence, numbered 2-179 (ff 8-98).

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English in Latin script
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