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MECCA

Al-Hashimi Dynasty

GENEALOGY

1455 - 1497 Sharif Malik ul-Adil Muhammad III bin Barakat, Sharif of Mecca. Installed August 1455. He d. at Mecca, September 1497, having had issue, more than eight sons:

1) Sharif Humaida bin Muhammad. Proclaimed by the Egyptian soldies as Deputy Sharif of Mecca January 1504, without the prior approval of the Sultan. Removed by the latter's order, June 1504.
2) Sharif Rumaidha bin Muhammad.
3) Sharif Ahmad al-Jazan bin Muhammad. Deputy Sharif of Mecca April 1503 to January 1504. Ancestor of the Dhawu Jazan clan. Arrested his brother and sent him in chains to Cairo. He was k. at Mecca, by Egyptian soldiers, January 1504.
4) Sharif Barakat (II) bin Muhammad, Grand Sharif of Mecca - see below.
5) Sharif Hazza bin Muhammad. Rebelled against his brother and although exiled to Yanbu', raised a force and expelled his brother. Deputy Sharif of Mecca June to November 1501.
6) Sharif Kaitbey bin Muhammad. Governor of the City of Mecca June 1504-May 1512.
7) Sharif 'Ali bin Muhammad.
8) Sharif Rajih bin Muhammad.

1497 - 1525 Sharif Barakat II bin Muhammad, Amir and Sharif of Mecca. b. 1456, educ. privately and in Egypt. Became deputy Sharif to his father, 1473. Succeeded on his death, September 1497. Recognised as ruler of Mecca and Medina, Jeddah and the whole of the Hijaz and granted the title of Amir by the Sultan of Turkey. Expelled by his brother to Cairo, but continued to enjoy the confidence of the Sultan of Egypt. m. several wives, including, ca. June 1504, Ghubaiya, daughter of Humaidan ibn Shaman al-Hussaini. He d. at Mecca, September 1525, having had issue, more than seven sons, including:

1) Sharif Thaqaba bin Barakat.
2) Sharif 'Ali bin Barakat. Sometime Deputy Governor of the City of Mecca.
3) Sharif Abul Qasim bin Barakat.
4) Sharif Muhammad Abu Numay II Nazim ud-din bin Barakat, Sharif of Mecca (s/o Ghubaiya) - see below.
5) Sharif Sanad bin Barakat.
6) Sharif Wasil bin Barakat.
7) Sharif Ibrahim bin Barakat.

1525 - 1583 Amir Muhammad 'Abu' Numay II Nazim ud-din bin Barakat, Sharif of Mecca. b. at Mecca, 3^rd May 1505, educ. privately and in Egypt. Succeeded his uncle as deputy to his father, October 1512. Succeeded on the death of his father, September 1525. Granted the title of Amir by the Sultan of Turkey, 1548. He d. at Nejd, February 1583 (bur. Mecca), having had issue, thirteen sons:

1) Sharif Thaqaba bin Muhammad Abu Numay. Deputy Sharif of Mecca, February 1583. He d. ca. 1584, having had issue (ancestor of the Dhawu Thaqaba clan of Quraish):
- a) Sharif Qitada bin Thaqaba. He had issue, a son:
  - i) Sharif Ahmad bin Qitada. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
2) Sharif Ahmad bin Muhammad Abu Numay. b. at Mecca, December 1525, educ. privately. Appointed Deputy Sharif with his father, 1540. He d.v..p. at Nejd, December 1601, having had issue, twenty-seven sons and seventeen daughters (the al-Mandil and al-Haraz clans).
3) Sharif Bashir bin Muhammad Abu Numay. He had issue, a son:
- a) Sharif Zubair bin Bashir. He had issue, a son:
  - i) Sharif Khayrat bin Zubair. Fled from Mecca and took refuge in the Yemen, ca. 1672. He had issue, three sons:
    - (1) Sharif Muzaffar bin Khayran.
    - (2) Sharif Muhammad bin Khayran. He had issue, five sons:
      - (a) Sharif Hawdan bin Muhammad. Governor of Abu Aris 1744-1745. He was k. outside Abu Aris, June 1750, having had issue, a son:
        
        (i) Sharif Ahmad bin Hawdan. He d. 1749.
      - (b) Sharif Husain bin Muhammad. He had issue, three sons:
        
        (i) Sharif Zafir bin Husain. Governor of Sabiya 1748-1759.
        
        (ii) Sharif Mubarak bin Husain.
        
        (iii) Sharif Nasir bin Husain.
      - (c) Sharif Mubarak bin Muhammad. He d. in prison at Mecca, 2^nd August 1759, having had issue, one son.
        
        (i) Sharif Zubair bin Mubarak. He had issue, two sons:
        
        (ii) Sharif Bashir bin Zubair.
      - (d) Sharif Husain bin Zubair.
      - (e) Sharif 'Ali bin Muhammad. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      - (f) Sharif Ahmad bin Muhammad. Governor of Abu Aris 1728-1742. He d. at al-Haqa, 11^th January 1742 (bur. Harad), having had issue, four sons:
        
        (i) Sharif Muhammad bin Ahmad. Governor of Abu Aris 1742-1744, 1745-1771. He d. at Abu Aris, 13^th April 1771, having had issue, eleven sons:
        
        1. Sharif Ahmad bin Muhammad. Governor of Sabiya 1759-1763, Abu Aris 1771-1773, 1776-1777 & 1779-1781.
        
        2. Sharif 'Abu Talib bin Muhammad.
        
        3. Sharif Masud bin Muhammad.
        
        4. Sharif Khizr bin Muhammad. He had issue, a son:
        
        a. Sharif 'Ali bin Khizr. He had issue, a son:
        
        i. Sharif al-Muin (?) bin 'Ali.
        
        5. Sharif Bashir bin Muhammad. He had issue, a son:
        
        a. Sharif Hasan bin Bashir.
        
        6. Sharif Mansur bin Muhammad.
        
        7. Sharif Nasir bin Muhammad. He had issue, two sons:
        
        a. Sharif Mansur bin Nasir.
        
        b. Sharif Haydar bin Nasir.
        
        8. Sharif Nur ul-Islam 'Ali Faris bin Muhammad. Governor of Wadi Damadi 1764, Abu Aris 1777-1778 & 17xx-1798. He had issue, a son:
        
        a. Sharif Yahya bin 'Ali Faris.
        
        9. Sharif Hamud bin Muhammad. Governor of Abu Aris 1798-1810. He had issue, one son:
        
        a. Sharif Ahmad bin 'Abu Hamud.
        
        10. Sharif Yahya bin Muhammad Governor of Abu Aris 1778-1779 & 1781. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        
        11. Sharif Haydar bin Muhammad. Governor of Abu Aris 1773-1775. He had issue, two sons:
        
        a. Sharif 'Ali bin Haydar. He had issue, two sons:
        
        i. Sharif Muhammad bin 'Ali.
        
        ii. Sharif Husain bin 'Ali.
        
        b. Sharif Muhammad bin Haydar.
        
        (ii) Sharif Nasir bin Ahmad. Governor of Sabiya 1763.
        
        (iii) Sharif 'Ali bin Ahmad. Governor of Harad 1744.
        
        (iv) Sharif Hasan bin Ahmad. Governor of Abu Aris 1775-1776. He had issue, one son:
        
        1. Sharif Muhammad bin Hasan.
    - (3) Sharif Husain bin Khayran.
4) Sharif Ja'afar bin Muhammad Abu Numay. He had issue, a son:
- a) Sharif Barakat bin Ja'afar. He had issue, a son:
  - i) Sharif 'Umr bin Barakat.
5) Sharif Hasan III bin Muhammad Abu Numay, Sharif of Mecca - see below.
6) Sharif Kasim bin Muhammad Abu Numay. He had issue, a son:
- a) Sharif Hashim bin Kasim.He had issue, a son:
  - i) Sharif 'Ali bin Hashim.
7) Sharif Suqba bin Muhammad Abu Numay. He had issue, a son:
- a) Sharif Aclan bin Suqba. He had issue, a son:
  - i) Sharif Salman bin Aclan.
8) Sharif Rajih bin Muhammad Abu Numay.
9) Sharif Nasir bin Muhammad Abu Numay.
10) Sharif Sarur bin Muhammad Abu Numay. He had issue, a son:
- a) Sharif Zafar bin Surur. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
11) Sharif Husain bin Muhammad Abu Numay. Deputy Sharif of Mecca 1548-1566. He d. at Mecca, 1566. He had issue:
- a) Sharif Idris 'Abu Awun bin Husain.
12) Sharif Lazim bin Muhammad Abu Numay. He had issue, a son:
- a) Sharif Azim bin Lazim. He had issue, a son:
  - i) Sharif Kasim bin Azim. He had issue, a son:
    - (1) Sharif Hashim bin Kasim. He d. 1644, having had issue:
      - (a) Sharif 'Abdu'llah bin Hashim. Deputy Sharif of Mecca 1693.
13) Sharif Barakat bin Muhammad Abu Numay. He had issue, seven sons:
- a) Sharif Ja'afar bin Barakat. He had issue, a son:
  - i) Sharif Barakat bin Ja'afar. He had issue, a son:
    - (1) Sharif 'Ammar bin Barakat.
- b) Sharif Humaida bin Barakat. He had issue, a son:
  - i) Sharif Ahmad bin Humaida. He had issue, a son:
    - (1) Sharif Hanna bin Ahmad.
- c) Sharif Said bin Barakat. He had issue, a son:
  - i) Sharif Kaitbay bin Said. He had issue, a son:
    - (1) Sharif Rajih bin Kaitbay.
- d) Sharif 'Ali bin Barakat.
- e) Sharif Ibrahim bin Barakat. He had issue, a son:
  - i) Sharif Muhammad bin Ibrahim. He had issue, four sons:
    - (1) Sharif Amir bin Muhammad.
    - (2) Sharif Wabir bin Muhammad. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - (3) Sharif Ibrahim bin Muhammad, Grand Sharif of Mecca - see below.
    - (4) Sharif Barakat III bin Muhammad, Grand Sharif of Mecca - see below.
- f) Sharif Musa bin Barakat. He had issue, two sons:
  - i) Sharif Sulaiman bin Musa. He had issue, a son:
    - (1) Sharif Bashir bin Sulaiman. He had issue, a son:
      - (a) Sharif Mubarak bin Bashir.
  - ii) Sharif Hamza bin Musa. He had issue, a son:
    - (1) Sharif Ya'ala bin Hamza. He had issue, a son:
      - (a) Sharif Muhammad bin Ya'ala. He had issue, a son:
        
        (i) Sharif 'Abdu'l Karim bin Muhammad, Grand Sharif of Mecca - see below.
- g) Sharif Yahya Pasha bin Barakat. Vizier of Damascus 1692, later Amir-i-Haj 1721-1726. He d. at Damascus, 4^th March 1726.

1583 - 1601 Sharif Al-Hasan III bin Muhammad Abu Numay, Sharif of Mecca. b. at Mecca, 1524, educ. privately. Succeeded his brother as Deputy Sharif, 1548. Succeeded on the death of his father, February 1583. He d. at Mecca, December 1601, having had issue, twenty-six sons, including:

1) Sharif Muhammad al-Harith bin Hasan. He had issue, three sons:
- a) Sharif Mubarak bin Muhammad al-Harith.
- b) Sharif Hazza bin Muhammad al-Harith. He had issue, a son:
  - i) Sharif 'Ali bin Hazza.
- c) Sharif Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Harith. He had issue, a son:
  - i) Sharif Nasir bin Ahmad. He had issue, a son:
    - (1) Sharif 'Abdu'llah bin Nasir.
  - ii) Sharif Muhammad bin Ahmad.
2) Sharif Kaitbey bin Hasan.
3) Sharif Salim bin Hasan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
4) Sharif Fuhaid bin Hasan. Sometime Deputy Sharif 1601.
5) Sharif Husain bin Hasan. He had issue, a son:
- a) Sharif Muhsin I bin Husain, Grand Sharif of Mecca - see below.
6) Sharif Abu Talib bin Hasan. b. 1558, educ. privately. Deputy Sharif 1575 - 1589. He d. at Mecca, November 1603, having had issue.
7) Sharif Idris II Abu 'Aun bin Hasan, Sharif of Mecca - see below.
8) Sharif 'Abdu'l Karim bin Hasan. He had issue, a son:
- a) Sharif Humaida bin 'Abdu'l Karim.
9) Sharif Bashir bin Hasan. He had issue, three sons:
- a) Sharif Hashim bin Bashir.
- b) Sharif Said bin Bashir.
- c) Sharif Mubarak bin Bashir.
10) Sharif 'Abdu'l-Muin bin Hasan. He had issue, two sons:
- a) Sharif Surur bin 'Abdu'l Muin.
- b) Sharif Nazir bin 'Abdu'l Muin. He had issue, three sons:
  - i) Sharif 'Abdu'l Muin bin Nazir.
  - ii) Sharif Mubarak bin Nazir.
  - iii) Sharif Nafi bin Nazir. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
11) Sharif Masud bin Hasan. He had issue, two sons:
- a) Sharif Ahmad bin Masud.
- b) Sharif Fadhl bin Masud. He had issue, a son:
  - i) Sharif Mubarak bin Fadhl. He had issue, a son:
    - (1) Sharif Bashir bin Mubarak.
12) Sharif Masaid bin Hasan. He had issue, a son:
- a) Sharif Muhammad bin Masud. He had issue, a son:
  - i) Sharif Ghalib bin Muhammad. He had issue, two sons:
    - (1) Sharif Husain bin Ghalib.
    - (2) Sharif Ahmad bin Ghalib, Grand Sharif of Mecca - see below.
13) Sharif 'Abdu'l-Muttalib bin Hasan. Deputy Sharif of Mecca 1575-1601. He had issue, three sons:
- a) Sharif Namir bin 'Abdu'l-Muttalib, Sharif of Mecca - see below.
- b) Sharif Ahmad bin 'Abdu'l-Muttalib, Sharif of Mecca - see below.
- c) Sharif Muhammad bin 'Abdu'l-Muttalib.
- d) Sharif Hashim bin 'Abdu'l-Muttalib.
14) Sharif 'Abdu'llah I bin Hasan, Grand Sharif of Mecca - see below.
1) Sharifa Zainab binti Hasan.

1601 - 1610 Sharif Idris II Abu 'Aun bin Hasan, Sharif of Mecca. b. 1566, educ. privately. Installed as Sharif of Mecca, by unanimous acclamation of the Sharifs, December 1601. Abdicated and retired to Turkey, 1610. He d. at Shammar, March 1624, having had issue:

1) Sharif 'Aun bin Idris.
2) Sharif 'Abdu'l Karim bin Idris. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
3) Sharif 'bdu'l Aziz bin Idris.
4) Sharif Said bin Idris.
5) Sharif Masud I bin Idris, Grand Sharif of Mecca - see below.

1610 - 1628 Sharif Muhsin I bin Husain, Sharif of Mecca. b. 1557, educ. privately. Appointed as Deputy Sharif to his uncle, November 1603. Succeeded him as sole ruler in 1610. Deposed and expelled to the Yemen in May 1628. He d. at San'a, 1692, having had issue:

1) Sharif Zeid bin Muhsin, Grand Sharif of Mecca - see below.

1628 - 1629 Sharif Ahmad bin Talib al-Hasan, Sharif of Mecca, son of Sharif Abu Talib bin Hasan, sometime Deputy Sharif of Mecca. Induced by the Turkish Governor designate of the Yemen, Ahmad Pasha, to depose and expel his cousin, May 1628. Succeeded his nephew, 1628. Deposed by Sharif Masud bin Idris, October 1629.

1629 - 1630 Sharif Masud I bin Idris, Grand Sharif of Mecca. Deposed and succeeded his cousin, October 1629. The first of his line to use the title of Grand Sharif. During his reign, the entire Ka'aba was demolished in floods, and had to be reconstructed. He d. at Mecca, November 1630.

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