Banu Ka'b
| Banu Ka'b بنو كعب | |
|---|---|
| Bedouin Arab tribe | |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Location | Najd, Iraq, Kuwait, Khuzestan |
| Parent tribe | Banu Amir |
| Language | Arabic (Najdi, Gulf, Iraqi) |
| Religion | Islam (Sunni, Shia) |
The Banu Ka'b (Arabic: بنو كعب) are a nomadic Arab tribe which originated in the Najd region of the Arabian Peninsula, and inhabit Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, and Iran (Khuzestan).[1] They often raided, then settled various areas of southern and central Ottoman Iraq, in cities such as Basra and Nasiriyah, and also across the border in modern-day Khuzestan province in Iran, particularly near the city of Al-Muhammarah. From the early 18th century onwards, the Banu Ka'b began converting from Sunni to Shia Islam.[2] Other branches of Bani Ka'b settled in Oman, the United Arab Emirates,[3] and Morocco.[4]
In the mid-eighteenth century, Banu Ka'b had a strong navy, and sometimes attacked British ships, and fought either for or against the Ottomans and Persians.[3] In 1812, the Emirate of Muhammara emerged as an autonomous emirate under Banu Ka'b.[5] Banu Ka'b had their tribe flag as a sometimes yellow or red flag with tribe and branch sayings.[3]
They also had a skirmish with the naval force of Kuwait called Al Riqqa. Sheikh Barakat of Banu Ka'b asked for the hand of Kuwait sheikh's daughter in marriage and the sheikh refused, that infuriated Sheikh Barakat and caused him to attack Kuwait however his ships got stuck in the sand because of the shallow water. In this skirmish no one died however the Kuwaitis technically won because they salvaged what they could from Banu Ka'bs stuck ships. Sheikh Barakat tried to muster more men to attack Kuwait but the people killed him for his incompetence and for his willingness to risk the lives of his tribesmen for something trivial.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Sáenz, Rogelio; Embrick, David G.; Rodríguez, Néstor P. (2015-06-03). The International Handbook of the Demography of Race and Ethnicity. Springer. p. 363. ISBN 978-90-481-8891-8.
- ^ The Shi'is of Iraq By Yitzhak Nakash, pg. 27, and Haydari, ‘Unwan al-Majd, pg. 110-15, 118
- ^ a b c RamHormozi, H. (2016-04-22). Averting An Iranian Geopolitical Crisis: A Tale of Power Play for Dominance Between Colonial Powers, Tribal and Government Actors in the Pre and Post World War One Era. FriesenPress. ISBN 978-1-4602-8066-9.
- ^ Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. 1886. p. 492.
- ^ Abdulghani, J. M. (2011). Iraq & Iran the years of crisis. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-280-67016-9. OCLC 1162444426.
Further reading
- Abu-Hakima, A.M. (1960). "Banū Kaʿb". In Gibb, H. A. R.; Kramers, J. H.; Lévi-Provençal, E.; Schacht, J.; Lewis, B. & Pellat, Ch. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume I: A–B. Leiden: E. J. Brill. OCLC 495469456.
- Floor, Willem (2006). "The Rise and Fall of the Banū Kaʿb. A Borderer State in Southern Khuzestan". Iran: Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies. 44 (1): 277–315. doi:10.1080/05786967.2006.11834690. S2CID 192691234.
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