Banu Jusham


The Banu Jusham 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 ibn Bakr ibn Hawazin.

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. The Banu Jusham specifically settled in Tamasna.

Notable members