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'Personalities. 'Iràq (Exclusive of Baghdad and Kàdhimain), 1919' [54v] (113/318)
The record is made up of 1 volume (155 folios). It was created in 1919. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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HUSAIN, QAlD.
See Muhammad Ja'far.
HUSAIN sfrLl A of Balad, reported to be wealthy. Tried to pass off on the Political Officer
some forged title deedsgranting him certain rights to Uqr. He escaped prosecution
owing to insufficient proof.
HUSAIN AG HA IBN 'ABDUL QADIR. ... u
Leader of the Shi'ahs in Mandali and Persian m origin. He owns much land.
Treacherous and untrustworthy.
HUSAIN AL 'ABDULLAH. .
Samarra division. With Zanzal, Shaikh of 'Aziz Balad. Neither of any importance.
Their tribe is peaceful enough.
HUSAIN IBN 'ABDULLAH, AMIR JAIS.
Brother of Shamshah Khanum, Ibrahim
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
Milli’s second wife. Head of the
powerful Jais (Oais) tribe. His headquarters are at Harran, near Urfah.
HUSAIN AL ‘ALL
Mukhtar of Abu Tamr, Daltawah district. Has sufficient influence over the poorer
people to make him fairly efficient.
HUSAIN AL ‘ALI, SHAIKH.
Kirkuk district. Paramount Shaikh of the ‘Ubaid Arabs ; generally lives at
Shubaichah. Position everywhere acknowledged, but as he is now about 80 and not
strong, his sons and brothers do not obey him and there are several rebels against his
authority, such as Shaikh Farhan of the Albu ‘Ali. His intentions are good but he has
little power. Not really to be trusted, but more so than the rank and file of the ‘Ubaid.
HUSAIN AL BA'Aj, SAIYID.
A man of considerable importance at Qarmat Bani Sa'id, near Suq, where his nephew,
Saiyid Yusuf, is Mudir. The Ba'aj have property in Muhammarah and stand in relations
of friendship with the Shaikh. Saiyid Husain is a famous composer of tribal differences,
as was his father before him. A man of 45, burly and cheerful.
Brother of Saiyid Talib al Ba'ai.
HUSAIN BAHICH, SAIYID.
This family is much respected in Hillah. The best type of Shi'ah townspeople.
Husain is a member of the Majlis.
HUSAIN CHAlCHAl, SAIYID.
Of Badrah. Was Rais al Baladiyah in Turkish times, and for a short period after our
occupation. Sly, not to be trusted. Probably agent of Wali of Pusht-i-Kuh.
HUSAIN AL DADDAH, SAIYID.
Aged 33 years. One of the richest and best known landowners of Karbala. A
direct descendant of Husain, the family has been in Karbala for hundreds of years. Saiyid
Husain owns documents regarding land granted to his family some 600 years ago. One
of his ancestors was instrumental in building Karbala about 1,200 A.D., at which time
it was a small village with an insignificant shrine. Saiyid Husain owns property in the
Karbala district, much town land and many houses. The family own a private vault
m the Hadhrat Husain, where they are all buried. A man of engaging manners, pleasant
peisonality, and quite inclined to use his money to take up European ideas and methods
of comfort. Married into his own family.
HUSAIN HADI.
Rich and successful mallak of Badrah. Said to have been pro-Turk, but very happy
un er n is rule. Very popular and quite the most likeable man in Badrah.
HUSAIN HASBULLAH, SAIYID.
9^ ove . r charge of the Albu Nisan tribe when its Shaikh, Mahdi,
\as deported. A rather miserable and harmless wretch, but useful cultivator.
HUSAIN HIJAB, SAIYID.
I he head of Mazjidiyah village, Hillah district.
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The volume contains brief biographical statements on individuals active in Iraq, often including comments on their character, reputation, political affiliations, command of armed forces, and attitudes towards European and regional powers.
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- 1 volume (155 folios)
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An index, organised by area and then alphabetically by name, can be found at folios 149-155.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 157; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence (138 pp).
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