Jabir Bin Merdaw Al-Kaabi (1780 – 1881) ( ar, الشيخ جابر بن مرداو الكعبي) was the Sheikh of Mohammerah during the 19th century.

The reign of Jabir Ibn Merdaw

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. The tribe which was most troubling for Jabir was the Rabi'ah. He thus turned to an ancient Arabian diplomatic practice: he married Noura, the daughter of the Sheikh of the Rabi'ah, Talal, in order to appease the opposition of that tribe. One son was born from this union, to become the last ruler of autonomous Arabistan. The constant conflict between the

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and the Qajars, the weakening of these empires, as well as the intelligent diplomacy of Sheikh Jabir would result in the Persian emperor,

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, recognising Arabistan as the dominion of Sheikh Jabir and his successors. The

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agreed to not interfere in the internal affairs of the emirate.

Death

Jabir died on 2 November 1881 and was succeeded by his second son Miz'al Khan ibn Haji Jabir Khan.

References

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