Banu Ka’bs’ Role in the Economy of the Coasts of Khuzestan (1890-1914)

Khuzestan is one of the oldest origins of human civilizations and holds a supreme place in the realm of the production of various agricultural crops and products and commercial and economic relationships and exchanges. One of the influential tribes on the coasts of Khuzestan was Banu Ka’b, the emigration of this tribe from Qaban to the coasts of Khuzestan resulted in the flourishing of agricultural products and the creation of appropriate commercial and economic cradles there. Following a descriptive-analytic method, this study investigates the geographical status of Khuzestan, the history of the economic and commercial activities of Banu Ka’b on the coasts and of this province, and the role of this tribe in the economy of this region. The findings of the study reveal that, given the dominance and influence of Banu Ka’b in the areas around Karun River and the Persian Gulf region, the business of handicrafts and commercial and agricultural products, which were exported from the ports of Khuzestan to Arab countries, India, Europe, and America, greatly flourished and thrived during this time.