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the bitterness of feeling against him was further increased by the universal
resentment felt at the claim made by the Milli to exercise authority over
the Karakechili. He did not shrink from using his influence as spiritual
chief of the tribe for political purposes ; he made annual tours for many
years among the Kurds in the vildyah of Mosul, ostensibly for religious
purposes, in reality to disseminate his political doctrines. He was
strongly opposed to the British, in which he gave offence to Mustafa Bey
and his brother Obeidullah. Endeavours even were made to arrange a
meeting between Mustafa Bey and the British authorities, but in vain.
Reports, however, which came in about this tribe in the middle of May,
announced that ‘Abd-ul-Qadir was gaining ground, whereas Mustafa Bey
was supposed to have retired to Severin; simultaneously,disturbances among
the Kurds began to occur in that town, and in the surrounding country.
There are also some small tribes in the vicinity of Urfah ; they are of
little importance. The following list, gives details about some of them,
including the name of the ayhd and their locality :—
Iribe: Chief. Locality.
On the north of Severek are two tribes ; the Karawar, whose chief,
Mahmud Effendi, lives in Severek and who are much intermixed with the
Dnmbeli, an ^ Hie Dumbeli, whose chief, ‘Amr Jeudi Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , lives at
Severek; he is well educated and intelligent and one of the most influential
men in the town ; the tribe, which numbers more than 5,000 families, is
scattered over a considerable area along the north side of the road from
Severek to Diarbekr. Both the Karawar and the Dumbeli are sub-divisions
of the Zaza. On the north of Ras-el-‘Ain are three more insignificant tribes,
the Jubur, Kikan and Khalejan, all of whom are sub-tribes of the Zilieh ;
the Jubur, whose chief is Muslat, are nomads w 7 ho speak Arabic; the
Kikan (Chichan) live round Ras-el-‘Ain and stretch up towards Mardin ;
their chief is called Suleiman-ush-Sheikh.* Some of the Khalejant are
their neighbours. Of these tribes the Chichan, Khalejan and Jubur are
hostile to the British and are reported to have undertaken to harass their
lines of communication if they invade the country ; they are well disposed
| ‘Amr Jeudi Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
N. of Urfah, from Keupri
Hagh to the Jullab.
Nimrudi ... ... Ibrahim Khalil ...
S. of Urfah, on the Nimrud
Dagh.
Dugalieh ... ... Bekir Bey ibn ‘Ali
Between Cfaoban Boghaz
Sinamilt ...
and the Jaish Arabs.
N.E. of Dugalieh.
Kuran
Musa Agha
Scattered tribe round
village of Nebi Ayyub,about
20 miles N. of Veranshehr.
f Perhaps connected with the Milli Kurds.
* According to another account Sa'adum Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. .
t Perhaps identical with the Khalejari.