Ajwad bin Zamil bin Saif Al-Aqili ( ar, أجود بن زامل بن سيف العقيلي, born in 1418, died in 1496) was ruler of the

Jabrids The Jabrids ( ar, الجبريون, al-Jabrīyūn) or Banu Jabr were an Arab dynasty that ruled all of Arabia except for Hejaz and Yemen, and expanded into Iran's southern coast, controlling the Strait of Hormuz Prominence Their most prominent ru ...

who in the late 15th century united most of the

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under one state

Genealogy

Born Ajwad ibn Zamil al-Aqili al-Jabri, he was known as Ibn Jabr after his grandfather. He was also said to be nicknamed “Mahrez.”

Life

He was born in the Al-Ahsa-

Qatif Qatif or Al-Qatif ( ar, ٱلْقَطِيف ''Al-Qaṭīf'') is a governorate and urban area located in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. It extends from Ras Tanura and Jubail in the north to Dammam in the south, and from the Persian Gulf in the ...

deserts in 1418. His brother Saif was the last governor for the

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. By 1487, Ibn Jabr had conquered the lands of the

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, after having already achieved suzerainty over the Kingdom of

Ormus The Kingdom of Ormus (also known as Hormoz; fa, هرمز; pt, Ormuz) was located in the eastern side of the Persian Gulf and extended as far as Bahrain in the west at its zenith. The Kingdom was established in 11th century initially as a dep ...

. In 1475, Salghur Shah of Ormus had quarreled with his brother over the throne and paid tribute to Ibn Jabr in exchange for help in the civil war. Known for his chivalry and courage throughout the region, he was commemorated in a proverb on the Peninsula stating “There is nobody finer than the finest” (Ajwad is Arabic for “finest”). His emirate was based just west of where the village of Al Munaizilah stands today. More than 30,000 accompanied him on his

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. He died in 1496 and was succeeded by his son Muhammad.

Bibliography

* Khoury, Ibrahim; Al-Tadmouri, Ahmed. سلطنة هرمز العربية (“The Sultanate of Ormus”), vol. 2.

Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) ( ar, رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة, historically Julfar) is the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It is the sixth-largest city in UAE after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain ...

: American University of Ras Al Khaimah Press, 1999. * Saadoun, Khaled. مختصر التاريخ السياسي للخليج العربي منذ أقدم حضاراته حتى سنة 1971 (“A Brief Political History of the Arabian Gulf from Its Earliest Civilizations to 1971”).

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: Dar Jadawel, 2012. *

Al-Sakhawi Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn ‘Abd al-Raḥmān al-Sakhāwī ( ar, شمس الدين محمد بن عبدالرحمن السخاوي, 1428/831 AH – 1497/902 AH) was a reputable Shafi‘i Muslim hadith scholar and historian who was born in Cair ...

. Al-Daw' al-lami` li ahli al-Qarni al-Tasi. * Shaker, Mahmoud. التاريخ الإسلامي، العهد المملوكي (“Islamic History: The

Mamluk Mamluk ( ar, مملوك, mamlūk (singular), , ''mamālīk'' (plural), translated as "one who is owned", meaning " slave", also transliterated as ''Mameluke'', ''mamluq'', ''mamluke'', ''mameluk'', ''mameluke'', ''mamaluke'', or ''marmeluke'') ...

Era”). Beirut: al-Maktab al-Islami, 2000.

References

{{reflist Jabrids Hawazin 1418 births 1496 deaths