"كُتيّب اليمن" [و‎‎٣‎٦] (١٩٠/٧٦)

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Pasha. There is still a small remnant of the tribe, calling
themselves the Makarimah, in the Harraz district {see No. 50).
The present Emir of Nejran is Isma/il el-Makrami. He
owes no allegiance, but his tribesmen are as a rule willing to
serve as mercenaries with either Imam or Turk, if well paid.
They have a reputation for ruthless bravery. Idrisi has
been in negotiation with them at various times during the
present war with a view to forcing the Imam's hand against
the Turks, but nothing has resulted up to the present.
31.—Sahar.
The Sahar are a fairly numerous tribe, of w T hich the settled
portion lives in and round the town of Sa'dah and is engaged
in agriculture and trading. Owing to internal disunion and
absence of tribal feeling, it does not possess the political
importance which its numbers should secure to it. The
villagers are all under the authority of the Imam, but the
nomads are almost completely independent and are accus
tomed to range far afield to the north and east in the direc
tion of Nejran and Barat. As a rule the tribe keeps on
good terms with its neighbours, the Hashid and the Arabs
of Khaulan esh-Sham.
'Ali Ma'awad is the chief Sheikh of the settled portion.
Seyyid Ahmed and Qasim el-Hashimi are the representa
tives of the Imam.
Settled portion. —Chief clans ; Beni Hazim (Sheikh Tabran
Muqbil) ; Beni Sa'ad (Sheikh Taheir) ; Beni Hamdan and
Ahl Nuqeim (Sheikh Hamdan el-Jirbi); Beni Dhufeir (Sheikh
'Abdullah Dahmi); Beni Sineidar (Sheikh Ahmed Sineidar) ;
Beni Huran and Beni 'Umarah (Seyyid el-Qasim) ; Beni
Jurman (Ahmed el-Hashimi) ; Beni juma'a (Sheikh Dah-
mash).
Nomads. —Chief clans : A1 Sinan and 'Amalaqah (Sheikh
Salih Kadar) ; Beni 'Ajlah and Beni Hureimah (Sheikh
Ibn el-'As) ; Beni Shami and Beni Beddar (Sheikh Ali el-
Wada'i); Beni 'Awad and Beni Haddad (Sheikh Mansur
el-Haddad).
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