'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART I: A to K' [‎57v] (119/1278)

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' Section.
Sub-section.
Location.
Bighting strength.
Remarks
Bait Karim .
Ma’allch
Husainieh, a tract
on the right bank
of the Diz, 7 miles
above ’Ajir-ub, ex
tending from the
Diz to the Shavur.
50, all with rifles,
of whom 30 are
mounted.
The ruling family of the
Kathir in old times were
of this section. They pos
sess 30 camels, 140 mules,
100 cattle and 1,500 sheep
and goats.
Ditto
Mahmud
Right bank of the
Diz 7 miles above
Kut’Abd-ush-Shnh
100, all mounted and
armed with rifles.
Called after a Shaikh whose
father was paternal uncle
of Shaikh Haidar.
Ditto .
Nasir (A1 Bu) .
Husainieh
100, all with rifles,
of whom 30 are
mounted.
The real A1 Bu Nasir were al
most exterminated 100
years ago by Ghafil, grand
father of Shaikh Haidar ;
the section is now composed
largely of outsiders who
have become incorporated
with it. They own 40
camels, 100' mules, 200
cattle and 2,000 sheep and
goats.
Khaltaq (mis
cellaneous
dependants.)
Bakhaitat
Left bank of the Diz
between Shureh
and 'Ajirub.
100, all with rifles,
but none mounted.
150 buffaloes, 200 cattle and
2,000 sheep and goaG.
The Bakhaitat are attached
to the Daiiam sub-section
below.
Ditto
Ditto
Daiiam .
Dhabbeh .
Ditto
Left bank of the Diz,
above and close to
Kut ’Abd-ush-
Shah.
300, all with rifles,
but none mounted.
150, all with rifles,
but none mounted.
600 buffaloes, 2,000 cattle and
2,000 sheep and goats.
They are supposed to be
of the same stock as the
similarly named section of
the ’Anafljeh.
Own 200 buffaloes, 400 cattl e
and 3,000 sheep and goats.
They are attached to the
Daiiam sub-section above.
Ditto
Mahur
Husainieh
100, all with rifles,
of whom 60 are
mounted.
These are really a division of
the Sarkheh of the Bani
Lam, but at present they
hold land under Shaikh
Haidar of the Kathir, pay
revenue through him and
are attached to the Bait
Karim. At tin es they
have lived under the pro
tection of Haidar’s rival
Farhan Asad. They own
100 camels, 100 cattle and
400 sheep and goats.
Ditto
Sa’abireh j ,
With the Daiiam
sub-section above.
100, all with rifles,
but none mounted.
The Sa’abireh are attached
to the Daiiam sub-section
above. They own (100
buffaloes, 200 cattle and
3,000 sheep and goats.
Besides the above, or, perhaps, included in them, is said to be a section
called A1 Bu Nassi, who live at Haddameh on the Diz and have 300 rifles.
The whole tribe may be estimated at 700 souls, of whom perhaps not more
than 1,000 have a fixed residence.
The senior member of the Ma’alleh section formerly commanded the
obedience of the whole tribe ; but at the present time, two rival Shaikhs
divide the Kathir between them.
Shaikh karhan Asad is followed by the Bait Karim sub-section and part
of the Daiiam sub-section, and has his headquarters at Deh Nau ; the
village of Kaleh Banut also belongs to his party. The remainder and great
majority of the Kathir on the Upper Diz obey Shaikh Haidar to whom Kaleh
Abd-ush-Shah belongs. Both Chiefs are recognised by the Persian Govern-