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'Field notes. Mesopotamia' [30v] (65/230)
The record is made up of 1 file (111 folios). It was created in 1915. 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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of opinion which exist another
follows:—
I. Dris.
(fighting strength
6,000 men).
1. Dris
2. Nasir (A1 Bu)
3. Nassar.
II. Muqaddam
(fighting strength
1,100 men).
1. Is-haq
2. Maiyah
3. Muqaddam.
now added in brief. It is as
III. Khanafireh.
(fighting strength 3,000
men).
1. Hamdi (A1 Bu).
2. Kawamil.
3. Shawardiyeh.
IV. Hazbeh.
(fighting strength 3,000
men).
1. Ghuwainim (AI Bu).
2. Hazbeh.
3. La’ateh (Al Bu).
The total strength of the Ka’ab tribe is, and must be, largely
a matter of conjecture ; but, the number of fighting men is esti
mated at 15,722 as below :—
Dris .. ^
’Asavireh ..
Ghubaish (Al Bu) ..
Nassar
.. 4,750
.. 3,042
.. 1,200
Khanafireh
.. 4,680
Muquddam
..
.. 2,050
Total
.. 16,722
According to the principle on which fighting strength is
usually calculated the figures given would represent a total of
about 55,000 souls, a number which is not patently either in
excess or in defect. These statistics do not include the Ka’ab
colonies outside Southern ’Arabistan nor those of the Hindiyan
District: the members of the latter, in number about 1,500
mostly belong to a section called Sha’abani—not shown in any
classification table of the tribe that has been obtained.
Arms. It may be added here that a large number of long
barrelled muzzle-loaders are still seen among the Ka’ab and that
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The file consists of a publication of field notes concerning Mesopotamia. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Simla by the Government Monotype Press, 1915. Marked for official use only.
It is divided into the following chapters:
- history – an expedition to Muhammareh [Khorramshahr] (1857), the political situation, and the British position in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;
- geography – boundaries and geographical features;
- population – inhabitants, particularly Arab tribes;
- resources – including water, supplies, transport, and trade;
- military - distribution, strength, qualities, and camping grounds;
- maritime - distribution, strength, navigation, and landing facilities;
- administration - territory divisions and the system of organisation;
- communication - including lines of advance, railways, roads, telegraphs, telephones, and a list of principal routes used in Mesopotamia and Arabistan.
Also included are four appendices: notes on Qatar Peninsula and Dohah [Doha]; details of important personages; a glossary of Arabic and Turkish terms; and information on weights, measures, currency, and chronology.
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- 1 file (111 folios)
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The file consists of a single publication. A list of contents at the front of the volume (ff 4-5) and index at the rear (ff 103-111) both reference the volume’s original printed pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 113; 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.
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- 'Field notes. Mesopotamia'
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