Abu Tahir al-Jannabi
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Abu Tahir Sulayman al-Jannabi was an Arabized Persian warlord and the ruler of the Qarmatian state in Bahrayn. He became the leader of the state in 923, after ousting his older brother Abu'l-Qasim Sa'
Abu Tahir desecrated Islam's holiest site after gaining entry (Mecca circa 1778)
Eastern Arabia
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Eastern Arabia, also known as Bahrain Region, is a historical region encompassing the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula stretching from Basra to Khasab along the coast of the Persian Gulf. It incl
Abu Tahir al-Jannabi
…al-Jannābī, Persian: ابوطاهر بهرام گناوهای, romanized: Abū-Tāher Bahrām Ganāveh'ī) was an Arabized Persian warlord and the ruler of the Qarmatian state in Bahrayn. He became the leader of the state in 923, after ousting his older brother Abu'l-Qasim Sa'id and immediately began an expansionist phase, raiding Basra…
A dhow, a common item depicting the culture of seafaring in Eastern Arabia. It is displayed in the coat of arms of Kuwait and Qatar.
Gerrha and its neighbors in 1 AD.
Phoenicians men their ships in service to Assyrian king Sennacherib, during his war against the Chaldeans in the Persian Gulf, c. 700 BC