In the Hodh and the Mauritanian coast The Beydani tribes His leadership by the election of the community, and his appointment by the French authority. Sidi is an active and intelligent man, and he has definite influence in his sub-tribe. The two agricultural villages of Awlad Melendeni and the centers of their servants and haratin are located in Tiri, especially in Fesal; and this sub-tribe maintains excellent relations with its European settlers, and accompanies them on their migrations. A renowned marabout, a scholar, an imam, and a qadi of the sub-tribe deserves mention, and he is Muhammad al-Amin bin Sidi Aya, born around 1880. He completed his studies in various Arab tribes in the Hodh, but the number of his students is small, and he only teaches the Quran. The second sub-tribe of the Chayahin, i.e., Al-Kuwait, is led by a strange family. Its first known ancestor is Ham Al-Dulaimi. He came to reside with the Kuwait at a time when they and others were adjacent to Awlad Mubarak (early 18th century). He married from them and, due to his military merits and skills, managed to reach the leadership of the sub-tribe. His son Muhammad inherited his authority, and his grandson Saleh bin Muhammad led the migration of the sub-tribe to Awlad Daoud. The overall chief is Jaafar bin Saleh bin Al-Najem bin Ali Bay bin the aforementioned Saleh. Saleh bin Al-Najem and his son Jaafar exercised leadership over the entire group of Chayahin residing in the village of Neri between 1892 and 1903, i.e., during the period when Sidi was a minor. They relinquished power only with great difficulty. Saleh submitted his allegiance in the early hours of the occupation of Sekouletou, and was succeeded by his son Jaafar in 1902. Illness caused him deafness, and he began to gradually lose his influence. This sub-tribe, which travels in the northeast of Baskadu and Lahmarart to the long Hawasi, follows in the summer its cousins Awlad Melendeni, and its neighbors Iflan in Jura and Masina. However, the chief's tent remains in Fesal, which, along with the agricultural villages and the center of the haratin and servants, forms its base.

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