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P. 56> 1. 2. Halaji.
Near the Halaji is a small tribe composed of Kurds and Armenians,
called Yegueghiat (Yeghigi) or Akhti; the Kurdish tribe is also known
as the Douder. They wander from Lake Van to Diarbekr, breeding
mules and cattle, and they often frequent the market at Aleppo.
P. 56, 1. 11. Tiyan.
An Armenian tribe called Tayan lives with a Kurdish tribe of the
same name in the Kardukhi (Gortanatz) Dagh, N.E. of the Tigris,
They roam continually between the Jebel Sinjar and the Tigris,
spending the summer near Van.
(B)
Preface, 1. 8.
Add: “ After the report had been sent to the printers, the editor
obtained a copy of the “ Precis of Affairs in Southern Kurdistan during
the Great War” and of “ Notes on the Tribes of Southern Kurdistan,”
both of which were signed by “ E.J.R.,” and published by the Govern
ment’s Press at Baghdad in June, 1919.
P. 8, 1. 13. For “ old Syrians ” read “ Old Syrians.”
P. 13, 1. 21. For “ siezed ” read “ seized.”
P. 18, 11. 23-24. For “ Abd-ul-Qadir ” read “‘Abd-ul-Qadir.”
1. 32. ‘Abd-ul-Qadir.
He is a son of the Sheikh ‘Obeidullah who rebelled against the
Persian Government in 1881 (see note on p. 76) ; he accompanied his
father to captivity in Constantinople, where he still remains. Under
the new regime he became a member of the Government, and is now
working for the independence of Kurdistan. He is on bad terms with
Sayyid Taha of Neri. His brother, Sheikh Sadiq, remained in Kurdistan
and became notorious for oppressing the Christians and for smuggling
tobacco.
Sayyid Taha, his opponent, was before the war a friend of the j
Russians, and states that even then he was working for Kurdish
independence under Russian protection, as the Russians were more
capable of keeping order than the Persians. He has recently suffered
long periods of imprisonment both under the Russians and the Turks.
He can, however, still control all the country between Bashkala,
Rowanduz, Ushnu and Urmiyah, and is everywhere regarded with the
highest religious veneration. His character is difficult to estimate,
some people regarding him as a unassuming, helpful and broadminded
man, others as a blackguard of the worst type.
1.34. Delete comma after “ Effendi.” For “ Abd-ul-Hamid ” read
“ ‘Abd-ul-Hamid.”