The Al Bin Ali were used by the ruling families and empires to conquer and defend countries by the ruling familes of the Gulf such as [[Bahrain]], [[Oman]], and [[Iran]]. They were requested by the [[Al Khalifa]] to conquer [[Bahrain]] in 1783 since they were the matrillineal uncles of [[Ahmed Al Fateh]]. They were also requested by [[Sultan of Oman]] to conquer the town of [[Mombasa]] in East [[Africa]] in 1837. The [[Safavids]] and [[Huwala]] also used the Al Bin Ali in their conquests and wars. The Al Bin Ali were successful in all of these missions and did not rule those countries, but instead they were ruled by the rulers themselves such as [[Ahmed Al Fateh]] and [[Sultan of Oman]] to a name a few. Furthermore this gives us concrete evidence that their conquests were based on a beneficiary/military relationship with the ruling families of [[Bahrain]],[[Oman]], and [[Iran]]. The [[Al Khalifa]] also placed the [[Al Bin Ali]] as the rulers of [[Qatar]] from 1843 until 1847 when the [Al Bin Ali]] revolted against the [[Al Khalifa]] and lost the war which favoured the [[Al Khalifa]] and removed the [[Al Bin Ali]] from [[Qatar]] as well as being the [[Al Khalifa]] subjects and [[mercenaries]].

== Iran was Al Bin Ali original Homeland ==

The Al Bin Ali, as being [[Huwala]], settled on the Southen coast of [[Iran]] in the 17th century at [[Bandar Deylam]]. They also returned to southern [[Iran]] in 1839 settling at [[Kish Island]] until 1843. They returned again to [[Kish Island]] in 1847 and settled there until 1855. According to the Ottoman document kept in the archives at the Ottomon's [[Prime Minister]] in [[Istanbul]] dated December 1701, that the Wali ( Ruler) of [[Basra]] that the Al Bin Ali whom were originally from [[Bandar Deylam]] which is located in the [[Bushehr]] province south west of [[Iran]], have attacked [[Bahrain]] targeting the [[Huwala]] because of the wealthness of [[Island of Bahrain]]. It also mentioned that the Al Bin Ali, as [[pirates]], have killed the [[Huwala]], burnt their houses, [[palm tree]] cultivations, stole their money, and then returned to where they came from which is [[Bandar Deylam]] and laterwards migrating to [[Basra]] in southern [[Iraq]]. Furthermore, the document contained some information about the no. of ships they contained which were more than 50 ships and on each ship there was 2-3 cannons and 30-40 men carrying riffles, which basically was for their piratical [[hostilities]] just as they did to the [[Huwala]] on the [[Island]] of [[Bahrain]] in 1701 <ref> A journey through Arabian land by J. Foster Sadler p 204-205 investigated by Saud Bin Ghanem Al-Jamran Al-Ajmi </ref>.

== Conquest of Muscat in 1697 by the Al Bin Ali as mercenaries at the request of the Safavids ==

It was mentioned in the Dutch Archives that the Dutch along with the Al Bin Ali participated in the plans to assist the [[Safavids]] in the [[conquest]] of [[Muscat]] in 1697. Those plans eventually failed due to the fact that the [[Safavids]] were engaged at that time in a war against [[Basra]] in southern [[Iraq]]<ref> The Persian Gulf: A Political and Economic History of Five Port Cities 1500-1730, Willem Floor, p295 </ref>.

== Conquest of Khuzestan (South West of Iran) in 1698 by the Al Bin Ali as mercenaries at the request of the Safavids ==

In 1698, the Al Bin Ali assisted the Safavids in the conquest of [[Khuzestan]] in south west of [[Iran]] against the [[Al-Muntafiq]] tribe that was located there. The Al Bin Ali were very important and essential mercenaries for the Safavids since the Al Bin Ali were located at [[Bandar Deylam]] which wasn't very far from [[Khuzestan]] , being that both are on the southern coast of [[Iran]]<ref> The Persian Gulf: A Political and Economic History of Five Port Cities 1500-1730, Willem Floor, p295 </ref>.

== Conquest of Bahrain in 1717 by the Al Bin Ali as mercenaries at the request of the ya'arba rulers of [[Oman]] ==

In 1717, the [[Sultan of Oman]] of the Ya'arba dynasty attacked [[Bahrain]] with the assistance of the [[Al Bin Ali]], [[Huwala]] [[Sunni]] [[tribe]] from south [[Iran]]. The Al Bin Ali were the traditional enemies of the Bahraini People. The Persian Documents explained that when the Al Bin Ali assisted the [[Sultan of Oman]] in the attack and the successful conquest of [[Bahrain]] they acted as guiders in the [[town]] and [[Island]] <ref> محمد خليل المرعشي , مجمع التواريخ , تحقيق عباس اقبال, طهران , 1328هـ - 1949م , ص 37-39 </ref>.

== Conqest of Bahrain in 1753 by the Al Bin Ali as mercenaries at the request of [[Nasr Al-Madhkur]] (twice) ==

== Defending Zubarah in 1783 by the Al Bin Ali as a miltary wing of the [[Al Khalifa]] ==

== Conquest of Bahrain in 1783 Al Bin Ali as mercenaries at the request of [[Al Khalifa]]==

== Conquest of Mombasa in 1837 by the Al Bin Ali as mercenaries at the request of [[Sultan of Oman]] ==

In a letter dated 27 March 1837 from the Agent at [[Muscat]] to the Political Resident in [[Bushehr]] it was reported that [[Isa bin Tarif]] , Chief of the Al Bin Ali tribe has arrived in Mombasa on 4 March 1837 to assist the [[Sultan of Oman]] in his conqest of [[Mombasa]]. A day later on the 5 March 1837, the Al Bin Ali attacked [[Mombasa]] bombarding [[Fort Jesus]] for a week until it was surrendered on 12 March 1837. On 13 March 1837, [[Isa bin Tarif]] handed [[Mombasa]] to the [[Sultan of Oman]] <ref> R/15/1/75 British Bushire Archives, Agent at Muscat to Political Resident in Bushire, 27 March 1837 </ref>.

In a letter dated 29 May 1837 from the Agent at [[Muscat]] to the Political Resident in [[Bushehr]] it was reported that [[Isa bin Tarif]] , Chief of the Al Bin Ali tribe has arrived in [[Zanzibar]] on 10 May 1837 in which he was received by [[Sultan of Oman]] and received five gifts from him as well as military ammuntion <ref> R/15/1/75 British Bushire Archives, Agent at Muscat to Political Resident in Bushire, 29 May 1837 </ref>.

It was mentioned in another document, that [[Isa bin Tarif]] received gifts from [[Sultan of Oman]] after the conquest of [[Mombasa]] in 1837, in addition with receiving the income of the island of [[Gwadar]] next to [[Pakistan]], which was then under the control of [[Sultan of Oman]]

== Conquest of Bahrain in 1843 by the Al Bin Ali as mercenaries at the request of Shaikh [[Mohamed bin Khalifa]] [[Al Khalifa]] in the Bahrain Civil War ==

== Pride of the Al Bin Ali ==

All members of the tribe have one pride and it is “ Alad Salem” which is awlad (sons of) Salim and this pride is used in the worst and at the hardest times to replenish the strength and desires of the tribe members.

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