Person
Thuwayni ibn Abdullah
Thuwayni ibn Abdullah (died 1797) was a sheikh of the Al Saadun, the ruling family of the Muntafiq tribal confederation of southern Iraq. He seized Basra from the Ottoman authorities in 1787 but was driven out by forces sent from Baghdad. Later restored to favour, he was killed in 1797 while leading an Ottoman-backed campaign against the Wahhabis.
Mentioned in 1 state history
See also
Cite this entry
- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Thuwayni ibn Abdullah. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/thuwayni-ibn-abdullah
- MLA
- “Thuwayni ibn Abdullah.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/thuwayni-ibn-abdullah. Accessed .
- Chicago
- The Epoch Institute. “Thuwayni ibn Abdullah.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/thuwayni-ibn-abdullah.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Thuwayni ibn Abdullah’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/thuwayni-ibn-abdullah (Accessed: ).
Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻