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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol. I. 1917' [441] (450/748)
The record is made up of 1 volume (371 folios). It was created in 1916. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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ASIR
441
30. Nafu
The Naj'u are an entirely nomadic tribe, numbering about 6,000
men, inhabiting the portion of the district of Mikhlaf el-Yemen
between Sabia and Darb. They possess small herds of camels and
goats, but, although numerous, are of little political importance,
since they are poor fighters and there is little cohesion amongst
their clans. They earn their living chiefly by selling milk and
in Sabia. Sheikh Mohammed ibn Musa'i is their chief. The tribe
pays taxes regularly to the Idrisi.
Chief subdivisions are the Beni Mohammed (not connected with
the Beni Mohammed farther south), the Hajawi or Haju, and Beni
Mufarrih.
31. BeniNash
A small tribe in the mountains east of the Wa'zat and to the
south of the Beni Aslam. Their chief village is Suq Beni Nashar,
where a market is held every Wednesday. They do not number
more than 1,000 souls, but afford what help they can to the Beni
'Abs and Idrisi against the Wa'zat. Sheikh Yahya Saghir is the
principal Sheikh, others being 'Ali el-Qahm (who was originally
with Ibn el-Heij of the Wa'zat, but submitted to the Idrisi two
years ago), and Ahmed Janah.
32. Qa
The Qahtan of Asir are the Rufeidat el-Yemen, Beni Bishr,
Senhan el-Hibab, 'Abidah, Wada'ah, and Shereif. They are known
in Asir generically as the Qahtan, and Sheikh Mohammed ibn
Dhuleim of the Shereif is Emir over them all by appointment of
the Idrisi, as was his father by appointment of the Turks, but they
are in fact six separate tribes, each living within its own boundaries,
having its own particular ambitions, its special likes and dislikes,
its peculiar customs, and forming by itself a completely independent
unit. Part of the Rufeidat el-Yemen are under Turkish influence.
It is only in times of great crisis, as when the Shahran rose in
a body against them about a hundred years ago, that they answer
to the call of their common blood, or nowadays when the Idrisi
calls on them to rally to his standard under their tribal leader. In
normal times some are at enmity with others, and although Sheikh
Mohammed ibn Dhuleim may be called in to settle tribal disputes
and is responsible to the Idrisi for their good order, he has nothing
to do with their tribal administration. They are in fact a loose
confederation, who will only combine for defence in face of a danger
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This volume is A Handbook of Arabia, Volume I, General (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: May, 1916) and contains geographical and political information of a general character concerning the Arabian Peninsula. The volume was prepared on behalf of the Admiralty and War Office, from sources, including native information obtained for the purpose of compiling the volume, since the outbreak of the First World War. Separate chapters are devoted to each of the districts or provinces of the Arabian Peninsula and include information on the physical character, as well as social and political surveys.
The volume includes a note on official use, title page, and a 'Note' on the compilation of the volume. There is a page of 'Contents' that includes the following sections:
- Chapter 1: Physical Survey;
- Chapter 2: Social Survey;
- Chapter 3: The Bedouin Tribes: A. Northern Tribes, B. Tribes of the Central West, C. Tribes of the Central South, D. Tribes of the Central East, Supplement: Non-Bedouin Nomads;
- Chapter 4: Hejaz;
- Chapter 5: Asir;
- Chapter 6: Yemen;
- Chapter 7: Aden and Hadhramaut: A. Aden and the Interior, B. Hadhramaut;
- Chapter 8: Oman: A. The sultanate of Oman, B. Independent Oman;
- Chapter 9: The Gulf Coast: A. The Sultanate of Koweit [Kuwait], B. Hasa, C. Bahrain, D. El-Qatar, E. Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ;
- Chapter 10: Nejd;
- Chapter 11: Jebel Shammar;
- Chapter 12: The Northern Nefūd and Dahanah Belts;
- Chapter 13: Settled Tribes of the North-West;
- Chapter 14: Settled Tribes of the West;
- Chapter 15: Settled Tribes of the South;
- Chapter 16: Settled Tribes of the Centre;
- Appendix: Note of Topographical and Common Terms;
- Index;
- Plates.
The front of the volume includes a 'List of Maps' and a 'Note on the Spelling of Proper Names'. Maps contained in this volume are:
- Map 1: Arabia: Districts and Towns;
- Map 2: Orographical Features of Arabia;
- Map 3: Land Surface Features of Arabia;
- Map 4: Tribal Map of Arabia.
The volume also contains fifteen plates of photographs and sketches by Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, Douglas Carruthers, Captain Gerard Leachman, Dr Julius Euting, George Wyman Bury, and Samuel Barrett Miles.
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- 1 volume (371 folios)
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The volume is arranged in chapters. There is a contents page, list of maps, alphabetical index, and list of plates.
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Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last of various maps which are inserted at the back of the volume, on number 371.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1:381, 384:726, ii-r:ii-v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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