Jabrids
Sign in to saveThe Jabrids () or Banu Jabr were an Arab dynasty that ruled all of Arabia except for Hejaz, parts of Oman and Yemen, and expanded into Iran's southern coast, controlling the Strait of Hormuz.
~2 min read
Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- History
- Culture and literature
- See also
- References
The Jabrids () or Banu Jabr were an Arab dynasty that ruled all of Arabia except for Hejaz, parts of Oman and Yemen, and expanded into Iran's southern coast, controlling the Strait of Hormuz.
==History== Their most prominent ruler was Ajwad ibn Zamil, who died in 1496. He was described by his contemporaries as having been "of tribe of Banu Uqayl origin." Ajwad's elder brother had earlier established the dynasty in the early 15th century by deposing and killing the last Jarwanid ruler in Qatif. At their height, the Jabrids controlled the entire Arabian coast on the Persian Gulf, including the islands of Bahrain, and regularly led expeditions into central Arabia and Oman.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jabrids” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.