'TRIBES ROUND THE JUNCTION OF THE EUPHRATES AND TIGRIS'

Title:

'TRIBES ROUND THE JUNCTION OF THE EUPHRATES AND TIGRIS'

Date:

1917/1917

Description:

Abstract: An official publication entitled Tribes Round the Junction of the Euphrates and the Tigriscompiled by the Basrah [Basra] Branch of the Arab Bureau, Cairo Intelligence Department.The publication consists of: an overview of the political situation in the area; notes on the Bani Mansūr [Banū Manṣūr], Bani Asad [Banū Asad], Bani Mālik [Banū Mālik], Bani Rabī’ah [Banū Rabīʿah], Ma’dān [al-Maʿdān], and Muhaisin [al-Muḥaysin] tribes, covering lineage, leaders, and allegiances; and a note on land ownership in the area.This is followed by tables displaying the tribes of the Dair [Al Dayr], Harthah [Al Harithah], Madinah, Nashwah, Qurnah [Al Qurna], Sharish, and Suwaib [Al Suwayb] districts. The tables list the leaders, strength, and place of residence of tribes, with notes on their history and politics. Two genealogical charts of ruling families are also included.The publication was printed in Calcutta [Kolkata] in 1917 and is marked ‘SUPERINTENDENT GOVERNMENT PRINTING, INDIA’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 17; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Tribes

Geographic region:

Ottoman Iraq

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000884.0x000187_ar
81055/vdc_100000000884.0x000187_en
IOR/L/PS/20/C152
IOR/L/PS/20/C152

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