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Ajwad ibn Zamil

d. 1507 · 15th century

Ajwad ibn Zamil was the greatest ruler of the Jabrid dynasty of eastern Arabia in the late 15th century. From al-Ahsa he controlled Qatif and the Bahrain islands, extended his influence towards Oman and made a celebrated pilgrimage to Mecca with a large retinue. His successors lost Bahrain and the coast to the Portuguese and Ottomans.

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Jabrid dynasty

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