'Tribal List: Arabistan (Northern and Southern) 1923'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Tribal List: Arabistan (Northern and Southern) 1923'
- Date:
- 1923/1923
- Description:
- Abstract: The memorandum is divided into two main sections. The first section (folios 3-9) is an alphabetical list of minor tribes/tribal sections/tribal sub-sections; each entry notes a corresponding main tribe or confederation to which it is understood they belong. The second section (folios 10-55) is arranged loosely alphabetically into entries for these main tribal groupings. Each entry includes a brief background description, along with a table providing the following information: chief(s), number of families/tents/houses, number of armed men (horse and foot), number of rifles, and a section for further notes. The information these tables provide is often broken down by tribal sub-sections.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 55; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The front and back covers have not been foliated.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Tribes
- Geographic region:
- Arabistan
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0001b9_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0001b9_en
IOR/L/PS/18/C213
IOR/L/PS/18/C213