"دليل الجزيرة العربية المجلد II" [‎١‎٢‎٥‎٤] (٦٨٨/٣٠٣)

1254 MUHAMMAD
A.—Bait Chuwaimil. —The most important of these sections is (A) Bait Chuwaimil
from which we now have the present four ruling houses, the Bait Khalifah and its ofi-
shoots.
SABR.
i
Khalifah.
Manshad. Faisal.
1
Yasir.
i
r :i
Wadi. Saihud.
I
'Araibi.
1
Khalifah.
1 "I
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Majid. Mushattat. Humud. Tahir. Falih. Hatim. 'Abdul Karlm. Fitnah.
Tahir.
Zabun.
1
'Abid.
I
Challub.
'Usman.
Hamdan.
1. Bait Wadi .. .. Head Shaikh 'Araibi Pasha ibn Wadi.
2. Bait Khalifah .. .. „ „ Majid ibn Khalifah.
3. Bait Yasir .. „ ,, 'Usman ibn Yasir.
4. Bait Saihud .. .. „ ,, Falih ibn Saihud.
1. Bait Wddi. —The Shaikh is 'Arabi ibn Wadi, known as 'Araibi Pasha, who liveg
at a village called Mus'aidah, 20 miles south east of 'Amarah, on the Chahalah
canal. He farms the large Chahalah estate extending along the left bank of Tigris,
from the Chahalah canal the Xahr Husainiyah south-wards the Chahalah to about
14 miles north of Qal'at Salih.
It includes valuable rice land in the marshes at the tail and of the Chahalah and its
branches. He holds also the lease of the small 'Uwaijlah estate on the Musharrah.
'Araibi came in at the occupation of 'Amarah and appears to have been staunch.
Strength about 4,000 footmen.
2. Bait Khalifah. —The Shaikh is Majid ibn Khalifah who lives at Majar-al-Kabir,
a small town about 18 miles from 'Amarah on the canal of the same name. He farms
the Majar-al-Kabir estate which extends along the Tigris from the mouth of the Majar-
al-Kabir to below Muzaniyah some 8 miles above Qal'at Salih, and inchidcs very rich
lands at the tail end of Majar-al-Kabir towards the marshes.
Majid's conduct has not been quite satisfactory and he is reported to have corres
ponded with the Turks freely at times.
Majid practically controls the Fartus Arabs, who cultivate part of his rice lands, and
graze their buffaloes in and near his limits.
Majid has a following of about 8,000 men.
3. Bait Fcmr.—Up to July 1916, two brothers named 'Usman and Zabun ibn Yasir
were Shaikhs of this section. Zabun refused to obey the orders of Government and was
turned out of his lands, his brother Usman being put in as Shaikh over all the lands.