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pathetic old man, sodden with opium, and appears to have
lost all control over the mixed tribal elements under him, even
before his flight.
Falhi, Bait. —Dizfulis. Important merchants at Ahwaz,
Feraiyah ihn Faisul. —Chief of Cha’b al Sitatlah section of
A1 Kathir. Always in league with Haidar ibn Talayal, whom
he assisted against Farhan al 4 Asad in August 1917, and
then induced Haidar ibn ’Ali to make common cause against
us. Both Feraiyah and Haidar ibn Talayal have since made
their peace with the Shaikh of Muhammarah and returned to
their tribes.
Ghadhban ibn Bunaiyan , Shaikh .—Bani Lam. Vide Mili
tary Report, Area No. 7. Shaikh Ghadhban, the most power
ful shaikh of the ’ Amarah Liwa, is nominally the head of
the Bani Lam in ’ Arabistan. Owing to his incessant intri
guing during the war he could be trusted by neither the Turks
nor ourselves, though he was able to command a large follow
ing. Ultimately at the end of the war he tvas outlawed from
the ’ Amarah division, living first under the protection of the
Shaikh of Muhammarah and later in Baghdad till in 1922 he
was permitted to return to ’ Amarah and was given the centre
portion of the Bait Madhkur lands on the left bank of the
Tigris, the object in this being to keep him as far as possible
from the Chenanah and Khazraj sections of the Bani Lam
in ’Arabistan, lest by his intriguing he should created trouble
between the Shaikh of Muhammarah with his tribes and the
Bani Lam in the ’ Amarah district. The scheme cannot be
said to have met with complete success, for Shaikh Ghadhban
openly admits that he is endeavouring to regain the confidence
and support of the Chenanah and Khazraj.
Shaikh Ghadhban and the Shaikh of Muhammarah are
never on good terms. Both are clever men and fully capable
of controlling tribes under them , but the Shaikh of Muhammarah
has the great advantage over Ghadhban in the support of the
British Government and his vast wealth, which he uses freely
to draw anv doubtful tribes to hit side. The two men are
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rivals and always will be, though, so long as the British remain
in ’Iraq, Shaikh Ghadhban’s hands are tied. Though known
to be unreliable and. an inveterate intriguer, Shaikh Ghadhban
is notoriously brave and generous, and popular with his tribes
men, who have welcomed his return to ’ Amarah.
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