'The Muntafik. Al Sa'dun, Bani Malik, Ajwad, Bani Sa'id, Bani Huchaim'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'The Muntafik. Al Sa'dun, Bani Malik, Ajwad, Bani Sa'id, Bani Huchaim'
- Creator:
- Author: Cairo Intelligence Department, Arab Bureau, Basra Branch
- Date:
- 1917/1917
- Description:
- Abstract: This volume contains details of the Muntafik [Muntafiq], a confederacy of tribes in the Middle East, which is made up of tribal groups including the Bani Malik, Ajwad and Bani Sa'id. The volume opens with a historical outline of the development of the group before providing further details about members of the confederacy.There is a map on folio 18 which outlines the divisions and locations of the Bani Malik, and there are genealogical tables for Al Sa'dun between folios 7-17. Folios 19-87 contain lists of the tribes represented under the Muntafik. For some tribes, there are brief notes relating to their location and how they are viewed by other members of the confederacy and by the British.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 89; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Tribes
Muntafiq (Tribe) - Geographic region:
- Iraq
Middle East - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000912.0x000004_ar
81055/vdc_100000000912.0x000004_en
IOR/L/PS/20/63
IOR/L/PS/20/63