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'Personalities, Arabia' [35] (39/374)
The record is made up of 1 volume (185 folios). It was created in 1917. 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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MATlR, ABU.
Chief sheikh of the 'Alqam el-'Alein, about 65 years old. Said
to have pro-Idrisi tendencies.
MUJARRI IBN SAiD.
Sheikh of the Bulqarn el-Yemen. Favours Idrisi and pays him
taxes.
MISMAR, ABU.
Chief of the settled portion of the Beni Shihir et-Tihamah;
outwardly pro-Turk, but is said to favour Idrisi secretly.
MOHAMMED ABU SALAM.
Sheikh of the Beni Qeis section of the Rufeidat el-Yemen
(Qahtan). About 75, and deaf. Always sides with the strongest
party. At present pro-Turk.
MOHAMMED IBN 'ABD EL-QADIR.
Of Qunfudah ; an Indian of good repute. Rich grain mer
chant, and the principal trader of the port. Said not to engage in
contraband trade.
MOHAMMED IBN 'ABD ER-RAHMAN.
Sheikh of the Al Seyah, the nomad division of the Ghamid.
Age about 45. A noted warrior and entirely independent of out
side influences. On bad terms with the Sheikh of the settled
Ghamid, 'Aziz ibn Musheit (q. v.).
MOHAMMED IBN 'ABDU.
Sheikh of the Ahl Birk section of the Beni Hilal and nominally
paramount chief of the tribe ; age about 35. A staunch adherent
of Idrisi.
MOHAMMED IBN 'ALL
Of the Beni Kebir sub-tribe of the Ghamid ; was chosen to
represent Asir in the Ottoman Parliament about ten years ago and
went to Constantinople for one session. Disliking the life, he re
signed his seat, but still keeps up Turkish connexions.
MOHAMMED 'ALI, S herif.
Sheikh of the Ja'afirah, living at J5z el-Ja'afirah. Said to
be secretly disaffected to Idrisi.
MOHAMMED IBN 'ALI WALAD 'ALI IBN MURA'I.
Of the Bishat Ibn Salim section of the Rufeidat el-Yemen
(Qahtan). About 45. Shifty and cowardly. Receives a stipend
from the Turks.
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The volume is Personalities, Arabia (Admiralty War Staff Intelligence Division, April 1917).
The volume is an official report on prominent Arab individuals and Arab tribes in the Arabian Peninsula and other parts of the Middle East. The volume contains personal, historical and genealogical information on ruling families, individual members of ruling families, and other prominent individuals (including commercial firms and merchants) within the regions numbered I-VII below; and ethnographic information on the Bedouin tribes and sedentary tribes (divided into four geographical groupings). The regions and groupings are as follows:
- I Hejaz (folios 4-13);
- II Asir (folios 13-23);
- III Yemen (folios 23-32);
- IV Aden and Hadhramaut (folios 33-37);
- V Gulf Coast (folios 37-43);
- VI Central Arabia (folios 44-50);
- VII Syrian Desert and Sinai (folios 51-53);
- The Bedouin Tribes (folios 53-76);
- Sedentary Tribes of The North-West (folios 77-80);
- Sedentary Tribes of The West (folios 81-125);
- Sedentary Tribes of The South (folios 125-165);
- Sedentary Tribes of The Centre (folios 166-169).
The volume includes a 'Tribal Map of Arabia' on folio 184.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (185 folios)
- Arrangement
There is a list of contents on folio 3v. There is an index to the volume on folios 170-183.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 186 on the last folio before the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. The following folio needs to be folded out to be examined: folio 184. This is the system used to determine the order of pages.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination, numbered 4-362 (folios 4-183).
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- IOR/L/PS/20/C131
- Title
- 'Personalities, Arabia'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1:364, ii-r:iii-v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence