The Jabrids, after losing Baharain to Portugal,…
1521 CE
The Jabrids, after losing Baharain to Portugal, struggle to maintain their position on the mainland in the face of the Ottomans and their tribal allies, the Muntafiq, who are divided into three main branches: Bani Malik, al-Ajwad, and Bani Sa'id.
Most of the tribe traces its genealogy to the tribe of Banu 'Uqayl of the large and ancient Banu 'Amir confederation of Nejd.
However, the tribe's traditional leaders are the Al Saadun ("the house of Saadun"), who are said to be Sharifs originating from Mecca, while the al-Ajwad branch is said to partially originate from the ancient Arab tribe of Tayy (who later became the tribe of Shammar, currently also found in Iraq).
The tribe has begun to appear in the Iraqi deserts in the late Abbasid era, and was once one of the most powerful Bedouin tribes in Iraq.
In Ottoman times, the tribe holds control over the region of Basrah under Ottoman suzerainty.
In 1521, they successfully occupy al-Ahsa and …