'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [‎345r] (694/982)

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ber; in February, after sowing these, they return to Muhammareh to
fertilise their dates ; in May they revisit the Karun to reap their wheat and
barley ; in June or July they re-appear about Muhammareh in expectation
of the date-harvest which begins at the middle of ^July. The Muhaisin in
Persian territory number about 6,000 fighting men, of whom about two-
thirds are armed with rifles and 1,000 are mounted on horses.
The particulars of the Muhaisin tribe in Persia are given in the following
table. 5
Section.
Al Bii Kasib
Mutur
Hilalat
Al Bii Farhan ,
Ahl-ul-’Arldh .
Bait Glianim .
Bagh aniyeh .
Al Bu Ma’arrif.
Bait Kana’an
Habitat.
Fighting
strength.
Fail eh, and on the Ma’muri
canal, also on the right bank of
the Shatt-al-’Arab opposite.
North and east shores of ’Abba-
dan island, especially the tract
called MaharzT, and on the west
shore of the Shatait; also Mu-
nikh on the left bank of the
Bahmanshlr.
20
700
Hizan, SirhanTyeh, Kimnyeh on the
right bank of the Haffar, Far-
siyeh on the left bank of the
Haffar, and Marmareh on the
left bank of the Bahmanshlr.
600
Left bank of the Shatt-al-’Arab,
above and below the KarQn
estuary.
700
At ’Arldh on the Abu Jid T eh canal,
and on ’Abbadan island.
700
Ditto.
800
On the east shore of ’Abbadan
island, and on the left bank of
the Shatt-al-’Arab above and
below the Karun estuary.
On the west side of ’Abbadan is
land.
500
600
On the east shore of ’Abbadan
island, also on the north shore ;
and on the left bank of the
Shatt-al-’Arab above and below
the mouth of the Karun.
300
Remarks.
The ruling family
belongs to this
section.
In some respects the
most important
section of the
Muhaisin. Many live
in Turkish terri
tory beyond the
Shatt-al-’Arab. The
head-quarters of
those in Persian
territory is at
Nahr Siat, 1 mile
east of Muham
mareh town.
Sub-sect ions are :—
Al Bu Khatir, Al
Bx Jinam, Al Bu
’ Isa, Miraziyeh, Al
Bu Suwadi, and
Dawalim. There is
a local tradition
that the Hilalat
came fiom Masqat,
where they were
formerly known as
Miraiziq.
Nil.
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