'Military Report on Mesopotamia (Iraq)' [‎67r] (138/226)

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The record is made up of 200p, 18cm. It was created in 1922. 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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] 19 SHAMMAR J ARB A— contd.
5.
6
S
7.
Armed Men.
Riiies.
Notes.
Horse.
Foot.
Total.
Modern.
Old, but
Service
able.
Subdivided into A1 Aswad, A1
Jasim and A1 Muhammad.
Subdivided into A! Ghudhaibah
and A1 Khalaf.
The largest section of the
Khurusah. Subdivided into
three sub-sections.
One authority considers the
Chidadah to he a sub-section
of the Mathluthah.
Subdivided into A1 Mulahim, A1
Sabaha and A1 Wasil.
Subdivided into Ohidayah and
A1 Suwaihan.
One authority considers the
Mathluthah to be a section
equal to the Abdah, Khurusah
and Sinjarah, and subdivides
them into f'hidadah, and A1
Zoba.
One authority considers A1
Zoba a sub-section of Abdah ;
another considers them a
sub-section of Mathluthah.
Semi-nomad on the Euphrates.
500
1,000
1.500
500
500
Being partly settled the Sinjarah
have not the usual number of
horsemen.
Subdivided into six divisions,
of which Al Ghuraib are the
most important.
Subdivided into ten divisions,
of which Al Jasim are the
ruling house.

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This volume was produced for the General Staff of the British Forces in Iraq and was published in 1922. It covers the Northern Jazirah area of Iraq which is one of ten areas covered by the volumes produced in the same series. The various chapters of the book cover history, geography, climate, natural resources, ethnography, tribes, and personalities of the Northern Jazirah. The volume also covers the communications and strategic and tactical infrastructure of the area. All of the content is produced with the aim of providing basic military intelligence to forces operating in Iraq at the time.

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200p, 18cm

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The volume includes a table of contents from folios 5 to 6, and appendices and index from folios 99 to 107.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 111; 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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English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/15/42
Title: 'Military Report on Mesopotamia (Iraq)'
Pages: front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:108v, back-i
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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