The Khawlan of the high plateau east of Sana'a, between the Sana'a basin and the desert edge at Sirwah, are a tribal confederation distinct from the Khawlan of Sa'da.
No record of them in 1199-1200 was found.
Who holds it
- Name
- Not named
- Title
- Shaykhs of Khawlan
- Since
- Not pinned
- Confidence
- low
Overlord
Claimed by the Ayyubids of Sana'a; in practice self-governing. Their stance in the war of 1197-1200 is not pinned.
What it holds
- The plateau east of Sana'a towards Sirwah
How things stand that morning
Self-governing; stance not pinned.
Customs
Customary law under shaykhs.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: General tribal geography.
On the map: Rough.
Primary sources for The Bedouin
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- History of the Observant Traveller (A Traveller in Thirteenth-Century Arabia), Ibn al-Mujawir (Jamal al-Din Yusuf ibn Ya'qub) (about 1226 to 1232). A merchant-traveller's description of western and southern Arabia a generation after 1200: Mecca and the Hijaz ports, the Red Sea crossing, Zabid and the Tihama, Aden with its customs and tariffs, the Hadramawt coast, Dhofar and Oman, Socotra, and the opposite African shore at Zeila and the Dahlak islands. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.