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'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [39] (54/1050)
The record is made up of 1 volume (523 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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ADEN S9
the Fadhli and Dhuyaibi tribes ; but the port of 'Irka belongs to an independent Shaikh
of the Badas family. The area is not less than 1,800 square miles.
A large extent of the' Aulaki country is under cultivation and there are numerous flocks
of sheep and goats and herds of camels in the extensive pastures. The 'Aulaki possess
a fine breed of horses and are the only tribe in these parts that possess any.
Millet, wheat, and jowwi are grown in the low lands ; tahaf and kinib (qinnab) (hemp),
inferior grains, in the hilly districts.
Salt mines are found in the neighbourhood of Nasab, the capital of the Upper' Aulaki'a
territory. The sidr tree abounds in this region. It grows to a height of from 20 to 50
feet and is used for fuel and for making huts, while its fruit, called nabak, is eaten by
men and cattle.
The 'Aulaki is a warlike, but not predatory tribe. According to Mr. Bury the Upper
'Aulaki can muster some 9,000 fighting men, of whom about 1,000 are " 'asfcan," or
professional soldiers, maintained by the Sultan. The two main divisions of the Upper
'Aulaki, called the Ahl Ma'n and the Ahl Mahajar, are said to be able to furnish some
4,000 fighting men each.
No estimate can be formed of the fighting strength of the Lower 'Aulaki. Of its sub-
tribes the Yarli are the most numerous, form the army, and are the chief strength of the
tribe.
The Upper 'Aulaki Shaikh and the Lower 'Aulaki Sultan were formerly
Wakils
Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator.
or
Viceroys of the Imam's, but established their independence on the breakup of the power
of the Imams of San'a about a century ago.
All matters, criminal and civil, are disposed of by the Sultans or Shaikhs, acting on the
advice of Shaikhs, Saiyids, or Sharifs in conformity with custom. There is one Qddhi
at Nusab and one at Ahwar, but they only perform marriage ceremonies.
Revenue. —It is impossible to give any accurate estimate of the revenue, but the
Upper 'Aulaki Sultan's has been estimated at Rs. 16,000, the Upper 'Aulaki Shaikh's at
Rs. 6,000 and the Lower 'Aulaki's at Rs. 10,000.
Upper 'Aulaki. —No estimate of the total population can be given.
The principal towns and villages in the Upper 'Aulaki Sultan's territory are as
follows :—
Estimated
population.
Misab .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 HammSn.
Al-Mishkafa. Khumari.
Umm Salab . • •. .. ,. 1,000 Musaina'a.
An Nakub. Ta'an.
Solub. Muqbala.
Al-Yaul. Ash-Shirj.
Ar-Rukba. Dathina.
In the Upper 'Aulaki Shaikh's territory there are no towns and the inhabitants ar»
chiefly nomads. The following are some of their villages :—
As-Sa'aid. Al-Atf.
Kaula. Idat-Shams.
Yeshbum. As-Sufal.
The sub-tribes under the Upper Aulaki Sultan are the following ;—
A1 Ha jar. Marazik.
Al-Hammani.* Ahl-Sa'id.
Dayyan. Babiz.
Daghghfirl.
The sub-tribes under the Upper *Aulaki Shaikh are the following :—
Ma'n. Al-Madhaji.
SulaimSni. Al-Atiki.
Al-Ahdal. Al'Abduni.
Tausalf. Bu Bakri.
Baras. Yeslami.
♦Estimated ftt 1,200 mtsu
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Volume I of III of the Gazetteer of Arabia. The Gazetteer is alphabetically-arranged and this volume contains entries A through to J.
The Gazetteer is an alphabetically-arranged compendium of the tribes, clans and geographical features (including towns, villages, lakes, mountains and wells) of Arabia that is contained within three seperate bound volumes. The entries range from short descriptions of one or two sentences to longer entries of several pages for places such as Iraq and Yemen.
A brief introduction states that the gazetteer was originally intended to deal with the whole of Arabia, "south of a line drawn from the head of the Gulf of 'Aqabah, through Ma'an, to Abu Kamal on the Euphrates, and to include Baghdad and Basrah Wilayats" and notes that before the gazetteer could be completed its publication was postponed and that therefore the three volumes that now form this file simply contain "as much of the MSS. [manuscript] as was ready at the time". It further notes that the contents have not been checked.
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- 1 volume (523 folios)
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Foliation: This volume's foliation system is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio.
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