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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol. I. 1917' [465] (474/748)
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
465
their position by forcibly ejecting the former Sheikh, Ibn Hashal.
who has now degenerated into a petty and uninfluential high
wayman.
They are against every tribe and every government, and are
paid by other weaker tribes to refrain from raiding. The villagers
of Bishah and the clans who live near, such as the Rimathan,
Uqlub, and Beni Sulul, are, however, slightly more civilized.
Only during the date season at Bishah, which lasts about four
months, there is a general truce, and Arabs from all over the country
mil foregather. Sheikh 'Abd el-'Aziz owns large and valuable date-
» groves, and both the Sherif of Mecca and the Idrisi have agents
tin- there. These two agents belong to the Beni Wahhab, Sheikh
tk Yahya ibn Fa'iz acting for the Sherif, and Nasir ibn Kurkman for
the Idrisi, for the purpose of collecting The former is the
more influential. The Beni Wahhab go out to Tathlith at certain
seasons of the year, where there is excellent grazing for their many
flocks and herds.
The Sha'af Rashhah and A1 Yinfa'ah occupy the Tihamah to the
south of Ibha, from which they are separated by the Beni Mugheid.
The Sha'af Rashhah, who are to the_north of the A1 Yinfa'ah, are
entirely settled and peaceful. The Al Yinfa'ah live in the district
of Temniyah (Thimniyah), which is the most fertile of all Asir, and
approach to within 20 miles of Sabia. They are numerous and
wealthy, and have a good reputation for hospitality and courage,
'Abdullah ibn Hamad is the chief Sheikh of both sections, a tall man
of about 55, with a long white beard. He was formerly on the side
of the Turks, but broke with them and with Sheikh 'Abd el-'Aziz
about 8 years ago, when his son was murdered by the Beni Wahhab,
while a guest of Sheikh 'Abd el-'Aziz. Since then he has joined the
Idrisi, and, being a man of great influence, has brought his tribe
with him. The Idrisi now collects taxes from them and keeps
about 100 police at Temniyah. The enemies of these two sub-
tribes are the Rufeidat el-Yemen and Rabi'ah ; their friends, the
Arabs of Mikhlaf el-Yemen. The nomads of Al Yinfa'ah are horse-
owners and sell their stock in the Sabia market.
(a) Al Musheit.
'Abd el-'Aziz ibn Musheit, paramount Sheikh : Sa'id ibn 'Abd,
his son.
Sa'd ibn Husein
'Abd ibn Ibrahim
Husein ibn 'Abd
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three brothers who are nephews
of 'Abd el-'Aziz ibn Musheit.
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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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