Al-Dawasir (Arabic: الدواسر) is an Arabian tribe in the Arabian Peninsula, Its main base is in the south of Najd in the governorates of Wadi Al-Dawasir, As Sulayyil, Al-Aflaj, and Al-Kharj. The tribe is an affiliation of 2 groups Taghlib Bani Wael and Al-Zayd Al-Azd. The Al-Dawasir tribe is among the most powerful and influential tribes of Arabia, as they're the maternal uncles of much of the House of Saud family.[1]

Dawasir
الدواسر
The Dawasir flag
EthnicityArabs
NisbaAl-Dawsari الدوسري
LocationSaudi Arabia Qatar UAE Kuwait Yemen Bahrain
LanguageArabic
ReligionSunni Islam

Nomenclature

There are various theories surrounding the definition and origin of the term Dawasir, the two most popular ones being that it was derived from either the name of the tribe's purported forebear Dosser or the eponymous Arabic word which translates to "soldiers". Other sources include other terms such as the Arabic word for Lion or a type of Arabian horse.[2]

History

Bahrain

The Dawasir migrated to Bahrain in 1845 from Zakhnuniya Island, south of Uqair[3] and mainly settled in and around Zallaq and Budaiya. American author Yitzhak Nakash, a prominent expert on the history of Shiism,[4] described the tribe in his book Reaching for Power: The Shi'a in the Modern Arab World as being the "second largest and most powerful tribe after the Utub [in Bahrain]. So powerful were the Dawasir that their members recognized Sheikh 'Isa Al Khalifa as ruler in name only and considered themselves immune from taxation." Members of the tribe worked in the pearl industry and opposed the overthrow of Sheikh Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa. Virtually all members of the tribe left Bahrain for Dammam after suspecting that the new ruler, Sheikh Hamad ibn Isa would attempt to tighten his control over them with British support and force them into submitting to his rule in 1923. The Dawasir were officially allowed to return in April 1927 by Sheikh Hamad after being requested by Ibn Saud to do so.[5]

Years after the departure of the Dawasir, a number of Huwala families arrived in Bahrain from southern Iran (mainly from the village of Chah Kutah), claiming to be members of the Dumkooh clan.[6] Their origin is disputed by some Dawasir scholars such as Sahood Aldosseri who deny claims put forward by apologists which assert that some Dumkooh clansmen are of Iranian origin because there are no records proving that an immigration of such a powerful clan would occur without any records remaining.[7]

Branches of Dawasir

They are a tribal confederation of 2 main tribes that allied with each other.

Al-Zayed

Their homes were in the ancient historical region of Ma'rib, a tribe of Azd Bani Mazin branch. They allied with the al-Jaid tribe who belong to Hamdan tribe and moved from their homes to Wadi al-Dawasir in the 9th century and early 10th century. When they came to Wadi Al-Dawasir.

Taghlib

They are from Taghlib bin Wael from Adnan. The Taghlibis are a large, famous and very ancient tribe. They are one of the ancient and famous tribes, including the famous knights. This tribe was divided into several sections, including the Taghlibis from Al-Dawasir.

First section: “Al-Ali” or “Al-Alyat” and they are (Al-Hagban, Al-Masareer, Al-Mshawya)

Second section: Al-Mohammad and they are (Al-Amoor & Al-Kheylat)

Notable people

Among the tribe's members are:

See also

References

  1. ↑ بن أحمد بن عبد الله الراشدی, عبد الله; عبد الله بن فالح بن راشد السکران, عبد الله (2018-06-01). "المتطلبات التربویة لتوظیف المنصات التعلیمیة الإلکترونیة فی العملیة التعلیمیة فی المرحلة الثانویة من وجهة نظر المشرفین التربویین والمعلمین بتعلیم الخرج". مجلة البحث العلمى فى التربیة. 19 (الجزء الأول): 557–594. doi:10.21608/jsre.2018.7955. ISSN 2356-8356.
  2. ↑ al-Zabidi, Murtada (1965). Taj al-Arus Min Jawahir al-Qamus (6 ed.). p. 402.
  3. ↑ Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia by J.G. Lorimer. Volume 6, Historical Section: Qatar
  4. ↑ "FORA.tv - The Shi'a in the Modern Arab World". Archived from the original on 2008-05-20.
  5. ↑ Reaching for Power: The Shi'a in the Modern Arab World. By Yitzhak Nakash, p57.
  6. ↑ يورد ج. ج. لوريمر في كتابه دليل الخليج القسم الجغرافي الجزء الاول صفحة (444 و 484
  7. ↑ ج ٨ ص ١٧ تاريخ الدموخ
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