Photograph of Auda abu Tayi, probably taken by G. Eric Matson (1888–1977).Tabuk, Hejaz 1921
Born
11 January 1874 Hejaz Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died
27 December 1924 (aged 50) Amman, Emirate of Transjordan
Allegiance
Bedouin Arabs
Service/branch
Huwaytat
Battles/wars
Arab Revolt
Siege of Medina
Battle of Fwelia
Battle of Aba el Lissan
Battle of Aqaba
Battle of Talifeh
Battle of Deraa
Capture of Damascus
Relations
Mohammed al-Dheilan (cousin) Ibn Zaal (nephew)
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Auda Abu Tayeh or Awda Abu Tayih (Arabic: عودة أبو تايه 11 January 1874 – 27 December 1924), nicknamed the Commander of the People or the Desert Falcon, was the Sheikh of a section of the Howeitat or Huwaytat tribe of Bedouin Arabs at the time of the Great Arab Revolt during the First World War. The Howeitat lived in what is now Saudi Arabia/Jordan.
Auda led the Arab forces in several battles, the most significant ones being the battle of Aqaba, where he managed to capture the city, seizing the entire Ottoman garrison and the siege of Damascus, when he took the city alongside Faisal.
He died in 1924 and was buried in Amman ; he is considered a national hero in Jordan.
In the Arab world, he is seen as a generous and honorable man. However, outside of the Arab world, he is mainly known through his distorted portrayal in British Col. T. E. Lawrence's account Seven Pillars of Wisdom and from the fictionalised depiction of him in David Lean's film Lawrence of Arabia. Those accounts, which presented him as a greedy and slick man, were criticized by historians.
as a greedy and slick man, were criticized by historians. Auda was the son of Harb AbuTayi (?-1904). He was the fourth among five brothers and one sister...
Revolt of World War I. The attacking forces, led by Sherif Nasir and AudaabuTayi and advised by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia"), were victorious...
shaikhs, Abtan ibn Jazi and AudaAbuTayi, who concentrated on raiding, collection of tribute and camel-herding. The abuTayi subclan of the tribe were...
an aging boxer in Requiem for a Heavyweight, and the Bedouin shaikh AudaabuTayi in Lawrence of Arabia (both 1962). Lawrence of Arabia would go on to...
after the Battle of Aqaba, led by T. E. Lawrence and the Arab forces of AudaAbuTayi and Sherif Nasir. The capture of Aqaba allowed the British to supply...
Lawrence arranged a joint action with the Arab irregulars and forces under AudaAbuTayi (until then in the employ of the Ottomans) against the port city of...
Requiem for a Heavyweight Louis 'Mountain' Rivera Lawrence of Arabia AudaAbuTayi Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor Nominated—Golden Globe...
15 miles (24 km) north northwest of Deraa, at dawn on 27 September. AudaabuTayi captured a train and 200 prisoners at Ghazale Station, while Talal took...
(2000) as Maeda Toshiie Lawrence of Arabia (1978 Nippon TV edition) – AudaAbuTayi (Anthony Quinn) Medal with Purple Ribbon (1989) Order of the Rising...
General Mahmoud Freihat Notable commanders John Bagot Glubb Abdullah II of Jordan Hussein of Jordan Mithqal Al-Fayez AudaAbuTayi Haditha Al-Khraisha...
Prince Faisal. Mexican-American actor Anthony Quinn portrays the Arab AudaAbuTayi. The Lincoln Lawyer 2011 In the legal drama film based on the novel...
stays the same. Well, it never ever happened, but it's true that, like AudaabuTayi in Lawrence of Arabia or King Kong in the famous gala opening scene...
Louis residents. Battle of Aqaba – An Arab rebel force led by Sheikh AudaAbuTayi and supported by British army officer T. E. Lawrence attacked an Ottoman...
Judson Joseph Campanella A Gift of Time Daniel Stein Paul Sparer Ross AudaAbuTayi 1963 (17th) Alan Arkin Enter Laughing David Kolowitz Barry Gordon A...
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Joseph Campanella – A Gift of Time as Daniel Stein Paul Sparer – Ross as AudaAbuTayi Elizabeth Ashley – Take Her, She's Mine as Mollie Michaelson Zohra Lampert...
Aqaba falls to a joint force of Arab irregulars and the supporters of AudaAbuTayi, largely thanks to the efforts of T. E. Lawrence. 15 July – Poet Hedd...
15 miles (24 km) north north-west of Deraa, at dawn on 27 September. AudaabuTayi captured a train and 200 prisoners at Ghazale Station, while Talal took...
Ali, Sharif of Mecca is declared King of the Kingdom of Hejaz 1917: Auda ibu Tayi and T. E. Lawrence defeat the Ottomans at the Battle of Aqaba – the...
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