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'Handbook of Hejaz. Prepared by the Arab Bureau, Cairo.' [43] (57/198)
The record is made up of 1 volume (99 folios). It was created in 26 Feb 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.
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— 43
many of them are mere names to us. But something can be
said about the chief among them, which are of political or
tribal importance.
(а) 'Ahddilah is the ruling clan at present, being that to
which the King and his house belong. It is descended
from Sherif 'Abdullah, grandson of' Mohammed Abu
Numeyi (1631). It was raised to power by Mohammed
'Ali of Egypt in 1827 during his occupation of Hejaz, in
place of the Dhawi Zeid who had held the throne since
the latter part of the eighteenth century and also in earlier
times. Previously, the Emirate had been with the Dhawi
Barakat. The 'Abadilah clan is partly settled, the bulk
of it living outside Mecca south of the Jiddah road. Many
of its members hold office under the King. {See Section VII,
"Personalities.")
(б) Dhawi Zeid. The Dhawi Zeid clan, which descends
from Zeid, great-great-grandson of Mohammed Abu Numeyi,
is settled in Mecca. The descendants of Abd el-Mutallib
and Ghalib are of this clan, and there is rivalry and bad
feeling between it and the 'Abadilah.
The Dhawi Zeid own a large amount of property in Mecca
and Jiddah and possess many slaves.
(c) Shenabrah. The Shenabrah, who descend from an
eponymous Sherif, Shanbar, not of a ruling house, form
now a small clan to the south of Mecca, numbering not more
than 150 men. Being related to the 5 Abadilah, they used to
support the Emir of Mecca, but are said to have been less
loyal latterly. Sherif Judallah is their head. The Shenab
rah are brave and lawless and are generally at loggerheads
with the Dhawi Surur.
(d) Dhawi Surur. The Dhawi Surur, descendants of
Sherif Surur, who ruled as Emir in the latter part of the
eighteenth century, number about 200 men and wander
over the country to the south of Mecca, being entirely
nomadic. They are of Dhawi Zeid stock, and opposed to
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Second edition of the Handbook of Hejaz. The first edition was compiled by Lieutenant Commander David George Hogarth, Director of the Arab Bureau, in June 1916, however the development of events in Hejaz, along with improved knowledge of the area and a large number of errors in the first edition resulted in a second edition being produced so soon afterwards.
The contents of the handbook include:
- Area
- Physical Character (Relief, Climate)
- Population (Oasis Life, Urban Life, Beduin Life)
- Districts and Towns (Northern, Central and Southern Districts)
- Tribal Notes (Huweitât, 'Atîyah, Moahib, Billi, Juheinah, Harb, 'Ateibah, Ashrâf, Hudheil, Faham, Juhâdlah, Mahdi; Sa'd, Thaqif, Mâlik, Nasri)
- Political (Government, Recent History and Politics)
- Personalities (Ruling Family, Others)
- Pilgrimage
- Trade and Industries (Export and Imports, Currency, Weights and Measures)
- Communications (Northern Coastal Routes, Southern Coastal Routes, Inland Routes, Central Routes)
- Routes (Akaba-Mâ'an, Akaba-Mecca, Muweilah-Tebûk, Wejh-El-'Ala, Wejh-Medina, Jiddah-Mecca, Jiddah-Lîth, Medina-Mecca (Darb-es-Sultâni), Medina-Mecca (Darb esh-Sharqi), Tâ'if-Mecca, Mâ'an-Medina (Hejaz Railway), Mu'adhdham-Teima; Medina-Mustajiddah (Hâ'il), Medina-Rass (Qasîm), Mecca-Mustajiddah-Hâ'il, Mecca-Qasîm and Riyâdh)
Folio 4 contains an outline map of Hejaz and Folio 38 of the handbook contains a genealogical table for the Ruling Sheifial Family of Mecca from 1827 onwards.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (99 folios)
- Arrangement
A contents page is located on folio 7.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The handbook has been foliated from the front to back covers using a pencil number enclosed in a circle located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The folio number for folio 4 has been written on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the folio.
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- 'Handbook of Hejaz. Prepared by the Arab Bureau, Cairo.'
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- front, front-i, i-r:iii-r, 1:6, 1:60, 60b, 61:180, back-i, back
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