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alter the Tel Afar disturbances and was appointed
Shaikh of the tribe vice Bilaibil, since when he has
done well in setting claims against his tribe. Has
had trouble with Jamad; is not of the real shaikhly
house of Fa dhl, the Tepresentative of which is Husain,
who seems weak and useless. Is related by marriage
1° Aji 1 al Yawar (q.v.). Is a nasty, morose man.
AS I I BN FARHAN PASHA An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. .
Fldest son of Farhan Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. and the leading figure
among the Shammar. Very old, probably about 90.
Has a great reputation for sagacity, and is the one
man to whom the Shammar pay some heed. Has not
visited Mosul since the occupation owing to the fact
that some years ago, having come in on safe conduct
and been imprisoned by the Turks, he swore by the
divorce never to set foot in Mosul again. Declined
our appointment as paramount Shaikh, but
nominated his favourite grandson, Daham {q.v.).
Has shown great astuteness in keeping a foot in both
the English and Trrrtukh camps by means of his
various sons and grandsons, who are legion. Is said
to have warned Jamil Madfa’i that the Tel Afar coup
of 1920 was foredoomed to failure. Is friendly with
Hammu Shim {q.v.).
BILAIBIL (BILAL AGHA).
Of Mosul district. Shaikh of the Albu Badr section of
the Albu Hamad. A negro and originally a slave,
but a man of brains, character and wit. Once saved
the life of Sulaiman Nadhif Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , the Wali of
Mosul, and owes his success in life largely to this
act. Was an officer in the Hamidiyah. His son Yunis
went to school in Mosul and was in the gendarmerie.
On our arrival we confirmed him as Shaikh of the
tribe, though this gave us a good deal of trouble
owing to the hatred some of the sections had of him.
After the Tel Afar rising his tribe remained quiet for
some days. Then his son, Yunis, raided the dairy
farm, Mosul, but later Bilaibil sent back practically
all the cattle and was expected to make submission';
but, owing probably to back-stairs intrigue in Mosul,
he suddenly changed his attitude and went over the
border to the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Suwaidiyah. Making this his
base and with Turkish support he raided {a) the Tel
Afar road, killing a Christian contractor; {b) the