10 established their supermacy and became the ruling authority over both the Wasit and al-Rumahiyya regions. Following their conflict with Mawla Ali al-Musha‘sha‘ in 858 AH (1454 CE), the Qawasim tribe shifted to the Gharrāf region, located 57 kilometers away from al-Ḥīra. It was there that their leader, Sheikh Saqr ibn Ali ibn Saqr al-Qasim, constructed a fortification. Remarkably, this fort has withstood the test of time and remains standing to this day. In the closing months of 1613 CE, under the guidance of Kayed ibn Rahma ibn Humoud ‘Adwan al-Qasimi, the Qawasim tribe made their way from Iraq to Sharjah. Upon their arrival in northern Sharjah, they founded a settlement reminiscent of their original town of Ḥīra, even giving it the same name. Additionally, to the east
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