Banu Jusham

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The Banu Jusham (Arabic: بنو جشم) were a large sub-tribe in the Arabian Peninsula during the time of Mohammed. According to genealogists and various oral traditions, they are the descendants of Jusham ibn Muawiya[1][2] ibn Bakr ibn Hawazin.

Descended fromJusham ibn Muawiya ibn Bakr ibn Hawazin ibn Mansur ibn Ikrimah ibn Khasafah ibn Qays ʿAylān ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'add ibn Adnan.
Parent tribeHawazin
Branches
  • Banu Uday
  • Banu Ghazia
  • Bani Asima
  • Bani Amer
  • Bani Eshan
ReligionPolytheism (pre-630s)
Islam (post 630s)
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Banu Jusham
بنو جشم
Adnanite/Qaysi Arab tribe/Ishmaelites
Descended fromJusham ibn Muawiya ibn Bakr ibn Hawazin ibn Mansur ibn Ikrimah ibn Khasafah ibn Qays ʿAylān ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'add ibn Adnan.
Parent tribeHawazin
Branches
  • Banu Uday
  • Banu Ghazia
  • Bani Asima
  • Bani Amer
  • Bani Eshan
ReligionPolytheism (pre-630s)
Islam (post 630s)
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History

After their defeat by the Almohads, the Banu Jusham, alongside the Riyah, were settled in regions in present day Western Morocco by the Almohad ruler Yaqub al-Mansur.[3] The Banu Jusham specifically settled in Tamasna.[4]

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