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'Handbook of Hejaz' [46v] (101/204)
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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official use. Joined the Emir's revolt in June 1916, but
half-heartedly, and opposed the first landing of the Egyptian
battery at Rabugh. Corresponded with the Turks and
accepted their bribes. Detained and diverted the Emir's
supplies. In August he withdrew inland and the Emir
occupied Rabugh in force. Later made his way to Medina
and definitely joined the Turks, but was reported in
November trying to treat with the King. Not to be
trusted to serve any ambition but his own.
Ibrahim Na/ib el-Haram (Seyyid).
Of Mecca. Member of the Legislative Council, repre
senting the secular element.
Isma/il Ibn Mubeirik.
Brother of Husein. Lives at Bir el-Mashi.
Jabir el-Ayashi (Sherif).
Chief Sheikh of the Juheinah Ashraf. Lives at Yambo'
en-Nakhl. About forty-four. Pro-Sherif and sent to
Suleiman Rufadah by Sherif Feisal in September 1916.
Has many settled Juheinah under him.
Mahmud ! Ashur.
Of Jiddah; Egyptian from Luxor. Grain merchant
and
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
owner. Town Council ; of good repute ; sound
but not brilliant. About sixty-five.
Mansur Ibn Abbas (Sheikh).
Chief of the Dhuwahir, the largest section of the Ben 1
Salim (Harb), living at Hamra. About sixty ; generous>
just, and popular with the tribesmen. His brother, Nasir?
is also of importance.
Mohammed 'Abid (Sheikh).
Of Mecca. Maleki Mufti. Representative of the Ashraf
on the Legislative Council. About sixty-five; of good
repute, but not clever. Friend of the King.
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- Content
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).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (98 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains a table of contents on folio 7.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- 'Handbook of Hejaz'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:3v, 5r:99v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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