Genealogical Table showing the members of the ruling Sherifial Family of Mecca from Mohammed Ibn 'Abd el-Mu'in Ibn 'Aun, Emir 1827-1851 and 1856-1858 through to Husein Ibn 'Ali el-'Aun, who succeeded to the Emirate in 1908, and had assumed the title of King 29 October 1916. The table gives bir...
'Handbook of Hejaz. Prepared by the Arab Bureau, Cairo.'
Scope & Content:
Second edition of the Handbook of Hejaz. The first edition was compiled by Lieutenant Commander David George Hogarth, Director of the Arab Bureau, in June 1916, however the development of events in Hejaz, along with improved knowledge of the area and a large number of errors in the first edition...