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'Gazetteer of Arabia Vol. I' [258] (273/1050)
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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■Asm
•look askance at those who sympathize with the enemy, but maintain friendly relations
with Dhakir Ibn Shar and his followers.
There are two nomad Arab offshoots of the tribe called Bani Shib and Sawalaha, who
^occupy a small portion of the Sikkat-al-Halawiyah near Kiad, about 20 miles from Hali.
They are of no political importance, and being separated from the rest of the tribe by
-the wild Bani Hilal country, do not maintain very close relations with it.
Chief Shaikh : Sulaiman Ibn 'Ali.
.(a) Clans of Muhail. 2,500 men.
Am Shahari
A1 Ajil
A1 Amir
A1 Sha'r
A1 Z'aba
A1 Sharifa
Al-Qurun
AI Am Khalid
{b) Quarters of Muhail,
Ar-Rabua
Sabt Al Makhluta
Sabt Al Musa
Jabal Shasa 1 .
i {c) Settled clans round Muliail. 400 men.
Um Hamala
Um Hajaf
Um A'lama
Um Ma'ash
Um Dhira
Al Fahima
Aulad -al-Mashaikh
{d) Nomads round Muliail. 400 men.
Chief Shaikh : Ahmad Ibn Shar.
Am Jirban
Bani Yazid
(e) Nomads near Hali. 500 men.
Bani Dhib.
Sawalaha.
Sulaiman Ibn 'Ali.
Dhakir Ibn Shar.
Ibrahim Ibn Jabir.
Muhammad Ibn Fars,
Muhammad Abu Zoa.
'Ali Saghair.
Zain.
Sulaiman Ibn 'Ali,
Ahmad Jatan.
Abu Rasain
Muhammad Abu Radi.
'Abdullah Abu A ? lama.
Al-Qadimi.
Ibn Wuda'a.
Muhammad Ibn Zaqa.
Muhammad Abu Thomma.
Muhammad Ibn Hadi.
Said Banan.
Muhammad Ibn Ma'addi.
Ahmad Ibn Shar.
iNAJ'U—
The Naj'u are an entirely nomadic tribo, numbering about 6,000 men, inhabiting the
portion of the district of Mikhlaf-al-Yemen between Sabya and Ad-Darb. They possess
small herds of camels and goats but, although numerous, are of little political importance,
-since they are poor fighters and there is little cohesion amongst their clans. They earn
their living chiefly by selling milk and samn in Sabya. Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Musa'i
is their chief. The tribe pays taxes regularly to the Idrissi.
Chief subdivisions are the Bani Muhammad (not connected with the Bani Muhammad
further south), Al-Hajowi or Haju, and Bani Mufurih.
^QAHTAN—
The Qahtan of 'Asir are the 'Abidah, Bani Bishr, Rufaidhat-al-Yemen, Sanhan-al-
Hibab, Sharaif and Wad a'ah. They are known in Asir generically as the Qahtan, and
Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Dhulaim of the Sharaif is Amir over them all by appointment of
the Idrissi, as was his, father by appointment of the Turks, but they are in fact six
separate tribes, each living within its own boundaries, having its own particular ambi
tions, its special likes and dislikes, its peculiar customs, and forming by itself a completely
independent unit. Part of the Rufaidhat-al-Yemen are under Turkish influence.
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1:312, 312a:312d, 313:456, 456a:456f, 457:460, 460a:460f, 461:572, 572a:572f, 573:586, 586a:586f, 587:634, 634a:634f, 635:662, 662a:662f, 663:858, 858a:858f, 859:910, 910a:910f, 911:974, v-r:viii-v, back-i
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