Khazʽal bin Jabir bin Merdaw al-Kaʽbi, was the Ruler of Arabistan, the Sheikh of Mohammerah, known as Sultan Khaz'al and Sultan of Mohammerah, from the Kasebite clan of the Banu Ka'b, of which he was
Sheikh Khazʽal in military uniform
The people of Arabistan celebrating the ascension of Sheikh Khaz'al to the throne of the Emirate on June 2, 1897.
Young Shaikh Khaz'al, appearing sorrowful following the demise of his father, Shaikh Jaber in 1881, photograph by Madam Jane Dieulafoy
A delegation of Ottoman officials during a visit hosted by Sheikh Khazʽal in Muhammarah, with the Ottoman flag and the local flag of emirate displayed in the background.
Mazʽal ibn Jabir tribal leader of the Bani Kaab and Sheikh of Mohammerah He was the son of Haji Jabir Khan Ibn Merdaw and succeeded him upon his death. This was confirmed by an Imperial Qajar farman.
Khazʽal Ibn Jabir
…the final years of his father’s rule, when he was entrusted with certain responsibilities and appointed commander of the army. When his older brother Sheikh Miz'al ibn Jabir assumed the emirate after their father’s death, Khaz'al continued to wield significant influence, and his brother relied heavily on him to suppress…
A photograph of Shaikh Miz'al Ibn Jabir Emir of Arabistan by Jane Dieulafoy in 1882