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'Notes on the Bedouins and Wahabys Collected During his Travels in the East, by the Late John Lewis Burckhardt' [‎3r] (28/470)

The record is made up of 1 volume (439 pages). It was created in 1830. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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THE BEDOUINS.
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1. El Meshadekd, comprising the Arab el Teydr, the great
sheikh’s own tribe, el Merreykhat, el Lahhawein.
2. El Meshattd, whose sheikh, Dhouhy Ibn Esmeyr, is at this
moment the most powerful of the Aeneze chiefs, although inferior
to the Teydr in rank. He derives his influence from an intimate
connexion with the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Damascus, to whom he was in the
habit of furnishing every year a vast number of camels for the
pilgrim caravan. He seldom encamps, even in winter time, farther
than eight or ten days’ journey from Damascus. In his tent
lusuf Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. took refuge after his flight from Damascus in 1810.
The larger tribes of the Meshattd are, el Auadh, wholly com
posed of the large family and relations of the Esmeyrs ; el Teyour,
el Ateyfat, el Mekeybel.
3. El Hammamede,' —principally on the Mekka road, as far as
Maan. They have two chiefs, originally of the same family, Salem
el Edda and Embarek el Edda.
4. El Djedaleme, comprising two principal tribes, el Kereynat
and el Tour shat, all at present following the fortunes of Ibn
Esmeyr.
5. El Tolouhh. All the chief tribes of Would Aly are entitled
to the Szourra or tribute from the hadjis or pilgrims on their
passage through the desert; the amount is noted in the account-
books of the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Damascus, or the Emir el Hadj, and in
those of the Kheznedar (or treasurer) at Constantinople : but the
Szourra increases on every passage as the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. pleases to tax the
different skeikhs ; a privilege he freely indulges for his own profit,
bargaining with the Arabs for horses, camels, and sheep. The
Toulouhh are the only tribe that receive their szourra at once
from Constantinople.
II. El Hessenne —not so numerous as the other three great
tribes of the Aeneze; they consist of two considerable tribes.
1. El Hessenne, properly so called: their sheikh, Mehanna,

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Notes on the Bedouins and Wahabys Collected During his Travels in the East, by the Late John Lewis Burckhardt. Edited by Sir William Ouseley.

Publication details: London: Henry Coburn and Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street. 1830. Published by Authority of the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior of Africa.

Physical description: Quarto.

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1 volume (439 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headlines and page references.

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Dimensions: 280mm x 220mm

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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