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road against him. The Imam accused him of collecting
revenues for himself and despatched the Arabs round
Dhamar against him, with what result is unknown. The
tribe numbers from 8,000 to 10,000 men, but not more than
3,000 can take the field owing to lack of rifles. Their
country is fertile, wheat, oats, barley, and dura being the
principal crops. They are on good terms with their northern
neighbours the Beni Matar. They dislike the Arabs of
Jebel Reimah and also the Khaulan, whom they fought
twelve years ago. With the Beni Muqatil, who are of the
Da/udiyah sect and opposed to the Imam, they have a long
standing feud. There is a well-known Seyyid at Doran,
their chief town, by name Seyyid 'Ali Ibn Isma'il. He
was exiled to Rhodes by Ahmed Feizi Pasha but was pardon
ed and is now the Imam's representative with the Anis.
Paramount Sheikh: 'Ali el-Miqdad.
Representative of the Imam: Seyyid f Ali Ibn Isma'il.
70.—Rada'a.
A Zeidi tribe living round the town of the same name
east-south-east of Dhamar. They are descended from
Qahtan and are chiefly cultivators and traders. Their
chief Sheikh is Hamud Ibn Mohammed, who comes under
the Turkish Kaimakam of Rada'a.
71.—Mekhadir.
A small Zeidi tribe half an hour south of Jiblah. For
many years they were ruled by representatives of the
Wada' section of the Hashid, until Mukhtar Pasha subdued
the Yemen and banished Ahmed Ibn Muqbil el-Wada'i
to his own country.
72.— Ammar, Ahl.
A large and peaceful Zeidi tribe about twenty miles north
east of Qa'tabah living round Shekab 'Ammar and cul
tivating cereals and hat in Wadi Banah. They are descend
ed from Ma'az Ibn Jebel Qurishi, who originally lived at