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their independence, had made good their position at Debaye
the Beniyas territory. * a port of
Shaikh Muktoom has one brother, Syud, of the same mother and
three sons, of whom Asher, the eldest, is ten or twelve years of age.
Ejman.
Shaikh Abdool Azeez bin Rashid Naimee usurped the chief authority
in 1841 from his brother Iiamed, who had succeeded to it upon the
death of his father, Rashid bin Humecd, in 183S.
Shaikh Abdool Azeez has two sons, the elder of whom is nine or ten
years of age.
Amulgavine.
Shaikh Abdoolla bin Rashid-al-Ali, (has one brother, Syud,) inde-
pendent chieftain since 1820, has three sons,—Ali, seventeen or
eighteen years old, mother from the Naeem Tribe, of Heyrah; Ma­
homed, sixteen years, and Ahmed, seventeen years, mother from the
Al Ali Tribe.

LOCALITIES OF THE TRIBES.
Bahrein.*
Bahrein is situated in the centre of a deep triangular-shaped bight on
the Arabian Coast, lying between Ras Reccan and Ras Timoora. The
access, owing to the shoals in the neighbourhood (more particularly
those known by the name of the Debil and Teigntnouth), is not unat­
tended with risk, although no material obstacles offer to vessels
navigated with average skill and caution. When within these shoals,
the harbour is good, and well sheltered, The island itself is about
thirty miles in length, and from nine to six in breadth, It does not
appear that grain is cultivated to any extent, but the place abounds
with date groves, gardens, and fields of clover, which are unusually

* Genealogical Table of the Al Khalcefa Hiding Family of Bahrein.
Abdoolla bin Ahmed—Joint Rulers—Sulim an bin Aiimed (deceased 1825).
rMoobaruk; has two sons, Khaleefa succeeded to
(one son, Mahomed, his father’s share of
killed early in the civil authority, and died
Of one -( war)* 21st May 1834; had
Mother.. j Nassir; has two sons. issue.......................... ( Mahomed; now Chief
of Bahrein; mother
J Hassan; one son. Ahmed; deceased. the sister of Mooba-
Khaleefa. Humood. ruk bin Khaleefa.
two sons. Mahomed.
Of one r"'60n. Dhyj; killed in the
early part of the
Mother.. J Mahomed; one son. struggle for supre­
Rashid; and a boy, two or macy.
three years old ; besides Ali; mother the sister
several others, deceased of Esai bin Tanl.
at various ages. ^Ibrahim.