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QA—
A hamlet in the Badiyah {q.v.), division of the Sharqiyah district of the 'Oman Sul
tanate.
QA'A (Al)—
A generic term for a flat tract of land and applied to many places to Arabia, but
especially to an open plain in Hejaz which is crossed by the Syrian Hajj route between
Dhat-al-Hajj and Tabuk. Before the opening of the Hejaz railway the Hajj caravans
used to halt here before moving on to Tabuk, a journey of 11 hours.— {Doughty.)
QA'AB.—
A hamlet in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Hilam {q.v.), in the eastern Hajar district of the 'Oman Sultanate.
QA'ABID—
One of the sections of the Hataim tribe {q.v.), of central Arabia.
QA'ABIYAH—
A Bedouin camping ground in the interior of Qatar {q.v.), eastern Arabia.
QA'AIMAT—
A clan of the Mutair tribe {q.v.), of central Arabia., See Jiblan sub -division of the
Ilwah division.
QA'AISAH—
A hamlet in Dhafrah {q.v.), in Trucial 'Oman.
QA'AISHISH—
One of the Saba'ah clans of the Bishr division of the great 'Anazah tribe (n.v ) of
northern and central Arabia. v ' h
QA'AITI—
A ruling family of Hadhramaut, southern Arabia, who came originally from the Yafai*
district to the north-east of Aden. For the last four generations they have beei
steadily adding to their power in Hadhramaut and the towns and districts of Mukalla
Shihair Shibam, and Hajarain all belong to them. Lately the rule and influence of the
Qa aiti Sultan have further increased and more towns and villages have been added to
his dominion either bj^ annexation or by being placed under his protection by means of
treaties concluded with the various tribes. The districts of Do'an and Hajar have been
conquered and at present they are in his possession.
° f original well known ruling family of Ahl Kathir, Sultan Muhsin-bin-Ghalib and
his brother ManBur are surviving. They retain the towns of Tarim (the capital of Hadh-
ramaut) and Siyun, but they are poor and powerless and have only a handful of slaves
under their command They arc dependent on the support of the wealthy merchants
of Hadhramaut residing in Jawa. Owing to their being entirely at the mercy of the
Qaaiti Sultan, in whose possession are the seaports, they have entered into treatv
alliance with him and practically recognise his suzerainty over the Hadhramaut
The present head of the Qa'aiti family is His Highness Sultan Ghalib-bin-'Aiwadh-al-
Qa aiti, who succeeded his father in December 1910. He is the chief of Shihair ind
Mukalla and receives a salute of 9 guns and a personal salute of 11 guns in British tf*™
tory He has received the title of Sultan Ghalib Janbaz Jang from the government of
His Highness the Nizam and is commonly known as Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. Sultan Ghalib Jane
position in the Hyderabad State is that of an Imtidzi, or person of distinction nnH
receives a salary, including lawdzimah, of Rs. 500 a month. Shamshir t .
the brother of the Chief, and Saif Nawwaz Jang, his son, draw Rs. 870 and 330 a month
respectively from the Hyderabad Estate of the late Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. Shamshir -ul-Mulk Thl
MukaUd WaS Created a K,C ' LE - in 1916 ' and was ^vested by the Resident, Aden, at
See also tribes of the Aden Protectorate.
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