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'Handbook of Arabia. Vol. I. 1917' [543] (552/748)
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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then there has been an increasing fend which has at times led to
actual warfare.
The present Kathiri Sultan is Mansur Kathiri, a man who has
been unable to enforce his will on his independent tribesmen; the
latter are said to number 10,000 to 15,000 fighting men, and with
their allies the 'Awamir, Tamimi, and Jabiri, who can put into
the field another 5,000 warriors, they form a very powerful con
federation. Like all tribal confederations, however, jealousies and
an innate independence prevent them from making full use of their
power.
12. Mandhil
A warlike and independent nomad tribe, roaming the country to
the north of the Hamumi, numbering between 5,000 and 6,000 men.
They are allied to the Hamumi in opposition both to the Seiban and
the Sultan of Makalla.
13. Mohammedin
A small nomad tribe, numbering 300 men, between the Nu'a on
the west and the Beni Hasan on the east. They trace their descent
to Himyar. Sa'id ibn Suleiman is their Sheikh, living at Haseisah,
the main tribal centre.
14. Nah
The Nahad areaBedouin tribe, descended from Kindah, numbering
from 3,000 to 4,000 men and occupying the country due north of
Haurah. They are on friendly terms with the Sultan of Makalla's
representative at Haurah, but are bitter enemies of the powerful
tribe of Sa'ar to their north. Their Paramount Chief is Sheikh
Ibn Minif.
15. Nu
The Nu'a are a Bedouin tribe, descended from Himyar, with
head-quarters round the valley of
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
el-Hajar. They are bounded
on the west by the tribes of the 'Abd el-Wahid Sultanate, on the
north-west by the Deiu and A1 Hamim tribes, on the north by
the Numan, and on the east by the Seiban and Mohammedin.
Between Bir 'Ali and Haseisah they come down to the sea. They
cultivate dhura and wheat in
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Hajar and raise dates, but their
chief wealth is in camels, of which they are said to possess about
6,000, and in sheep and goats. The Sultan of Makalla cast covetous
eyes on their possessions and for 12 years strove to wrest the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Hajar from them. He met with no success, and two years ago
relinquished his attempts and made peace. The Nu'a can put
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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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