Caravan raids

Caravan raids are a surprise attack or incursion by a hostile force on a caravan, a group of merchants, pilgrims, or travelers journeying together.

Examples

The traditional habit of Bedouin tribes of raiding other tribes, caravans, or settlements is known in Arabic as ghazzu. ^{[1] [2]}

Caravan raids have been described as a characteristic risk for travelers in the 19th-century Sahara desert ^[3] and Kazakh Steppe. ^[4] Caravan raids were also a risk for Hajj caravans through various historical periods, from the Crusades to the Ottoman period. ^{[5] [6]}

See also

• Early Muslim–Meccan conflict
• 1757 Hajj caravan raid

References

1. van der Steen, Eveline (2014). "Raiding and robbing". Near Eastern Tribal Societies During the Nineteenth Century: Economy, Society and Politics Between Tent and Town. Routledge. ISBN   9781317543473 . Retrieved 23 May 2019.
2. Bray, Barbara; Darlow, Michael (15 June 2012). Ibn Saud: The Desert Warrior Who Created the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN   9781620874141.
3. Boahen, A. Adu (1962). "The Caravan Trade in the Nineteenth Century". The Journal of African History. 3 (2): 349–359. ISSN   0021-8537.
4. Eden, Jeff (June 2023). "Anatomy of a Caravan Raid: Peril and Possibility in the Kazakh Steppe, 1800–1860". Journal of Central Asian History. 2 (1): 1–32 – via ResearchGate.
5. Mallett, Alex (2008). "A Trip down the Red Sea with Reynald of Châtillon". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 18 (2): 141–153. ISSN   1356-1863.
6. Khan, Mu'Īnuddīn Aḥmad; Jones, Harford (1968). "A Diplomat's Report on Wahhabism of Arabia". Islamic Studies. 7 (1): 33–46. ISSN   0578-8072.