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A prominent personage of the Khafajah tribe near Nasinyah Quarrelled wtth
the shaikh of the tribe ,n Turkish times, and took the °PP OT * u Q n ;‘V t of us <; whe "
Nasiriyah was captured in July, 1915. Was employed from 1915 to 1918 as a Secret
Agent with varying success. He was particularly good at producing news of Shatrah
and its affairs. In Tanuary, 1918, he was ordered to reside atSuwaij, near Shatrah,
where he was pensioned off with a small salary of Rs. 80 per month. He is medium sized
with a black beard and cheerful countenance, a strong well-wisher of the British , a most
useful man to have among the tribes, but his reports are often not to be relied on. He has
a tendency to so cook his news that, if believed, some of his private enemies would certainly
come off badly at our hands.
tAhir beg begzadah.
Brother of Majid Beg Jaf Begzadah (q.v). Principal notable and present governor
of Halabja.
TAHIR AL HUSAIN.
Shaikh of the Bani Sa'id (Muntafiq, Bani Malik, Bani Khaiqan). He is the bright
spot in the Mujarrah tribes. Very pro-British, has kept his tribe in order.
TAHIR MAHMtD.
Capable mallak, leading man in Zorbatiyah. At present Rais al Baladiyah.
Thoroughly loyal and most useful.
tAlib al ba'Aj, saiyid.
Of Umm-ul Wada‘, Suq district. He is of good family. A gang of five or eight
men of the Albu Hamdan (Al Hasan), who are wretched marsh people, attacked his
house one night, seized all his possessions and ejected him. He fled to Suq^ penniless.
The A.P.O. tried to settle the quarrel but without success, the Albu Hamdan sending
insulting answers to his messages, and Saiyid Talib, who is a man of 45, remained at Suq
on a subsistence allowance until he could be reinstated. His settlement occupies a point
of vantage, though an isolated one, and was subsequently occupied by a British outpost
detachment. His property was returned to him in September, 1916. Brother of Saiyid
Husain.
tallAl al tolAn.
With ‘Ali al Haji Assad joint Rais of the Tbadah (Muntafiq, Bani Malik, Bani
Khaiqan). Both are plausible men of fine and commanding appearance. Hostile to one
another. They spend much of their time in going to Basrah and buying goods tor sale
in the Hammar ; indeed they are practically merchants. But they keep their tribe in
order, as a rule.
TAQI ABU MA'ASH, HAJI.
Of Karbala. Aged 43. Grain merchant. Made a considerable fortune at the beginning
of the war by buying up the stores of merchants who were selling at a loss by reason of
the requisitioning of foodstuffs by the Turkish Government.
TARLAH AL SABR.
Mujablah section, 60 Bait, Shammar Tbqah, ‘Aziziyah district. Principal Shaikh
of the Shammar Toqah. Is getting on in years, and keeps in the background as regards
active dealings with Government, his son Challub acting on most occasions for him.
Tarfah has excellent manners and is highly respected amongst the tribesmen, who are
in the habit of bringing inter-tribal and domestic troubles to him for settlement. He
is a striking figure, and a contrast to most of his very commonplace neighbours. Always
obliging and helpful in advice.
The Bait Sabr are on very good terms with the Bait Battikh, the two making up the
Mujablah section, but they occupy different lands, and the former kept themselves clear
of the Battikh family brigandage. The Mujablah are the most influential section of the
Shammar Toqah.
TARLAH AL SHALAQAH.
Dawar tribe, Shammar Tdqah, 'Aziziyah district. Has acted as contractor
in supplying sheep to Government. Reliable.
TAULIQ ELLENDI IBN HAJI ‘ADHAR.
Shkah of Basrah,son of Haji ‘Adhar, who is now Mudirof Harthah. Taufiq was educated-
in the American Mission School at Basrah. He is Arab Assistant to P.O., Nasiriyah
division.