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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. I. 1918' [102] (111/568)
The record is made up of 1 volume (282 folios). It was created in 1918. It was written in English, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Armenian, Kurdish and Syriac. 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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102
INHABITANTS
fighting men), the Maiyeh (between the Tigris and the right bank
of the Shatt el-Hai; about 800 fighting men), the Serai (between the
Tigris and the left bank of the Shatt el-Hai; about 500 fighting
men), the Maqasis (on the right bank of the Tigris above Sheikh
Sa'adl, and the Kawara (on the left bank of the Tigris). The Beni
Eabiah cultivate wheat, barley, and maize; and own sheep, cattle,
horses, and camels. They are Shiahs, with the exception of the
Kawam.
Shammar Toqah. A group of tribes mainly on the left bank of the
Tigris from below Baghdad to opposite Bogheileh, and in the country
between the Tigris and the Persian hills. (It appears that some
Shammar Toqah tribes are to be found, at least occasionally, between
the Euphrates and Tigris, and west of the Euphrates about Kerbela.)
Semi-nomads ; cultivate wheat, barley, and maize. Shiahs.
Part of the Northern Shammar (see below, p. 104) may come down
in winter as far south as the country between Hilla and Azlzlyeh.
Three important tribal groups of the Arabian Desert range at
times on the borders of Irak south of the latitude of Baghdad.
These are the Dhafir, the Southern Shammar, and the Amarat
branch of the Anazeh. The Dhafir (reckoned at 2,500 tents) move
in summer from the Balin towards the Euphrates about Nasirlyeh
and Samaweh. They are active raiders and fighters and have been
hostile to Ibn Rashid of Ha'il. The (Ibn Kashid's
people) are reckoned at something under 4,000 tents. The Southern
Shammar range almost as far north as Nejef. On the see
below under Anazeh.
[b) In Ara
Jfuhaisin, The Sheikh of Mohammareh, the ruler of southern
Arabistan, is of this tribe. The Muhaisin number perhaps about
12,000 souls. They are found along the lower Karun between
Mohammareh and Wais, and on Turkish territory along the Shatt
el-Arab between Basra and Mohammareh. Settled cultivators;
Shiahs.
Ka'ab. Mainly in the Fellahlyeh district ; also in 'Abbadan
Island. They form the largest tribal group in Arabistan, number-
ing perhaps about 50,000 souls, and up to some fifty years ago they
dominated the country. They are now subject to the Sheikh of
Mohammareh. Settled cultivators; Shiahs. The majority of the
tribesmen are armed with rifles.
JBawlyeh. On the left bank of the Ab -i-Gargar and lower Karun,
and east of the Karun towards the Jerrahi. Mostly nomadic. It
appears that in 1908 between a halt and a third of the fighting men
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This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Naval Staff, Intelligence Department: November 1918). This is an updated and expanded edition of A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: August 1916) (IOR/L/MIL17/15/41/1). This is an introductory volume containing matter of a general nature giving an account of conditions in Mesopotamia, for the most part as they were before the First World War.
The volume includes a note on official use, a title page and 'Note'. There is a page of 'Contents' that includes the following chapters and sections:
- Chapter 1: Boundaries and Physical Features;
- Chapter 2: Climate;
- Chapter 3: Minerals;
- Chapter 4: Fauna and Flora;
- Chapter 5: Hygiene;
- Chapter 6: History;
- Chapter 7: Inhabitants;
- Chapter 8: Religions;
- Chapter 9: Administration;
- Chapter 10: Irrigation of Irak [Iraq];
- Chapter 11: Agriculture and Land Tenure;
- Chapter 12: Commerce and Industry;
- Chapter 13: Currency, Weights, and Measures;
- Chapter 14: Communications and Transport;
- Vocabularies;
- Index.
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- 1 volume (282 folios)
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The volume is arranged in numbered chapters. There is a contents page and an alphabetically arranged index.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; 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'. of the folio.
Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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