Water Wars: How Al Ain Defied Sasanian & Abbasid Empires

How did the Az tribe and the lost oasis of Tuam (modern Al Ain) defy the Sasanian, Umayyad, and Abbasid empires by weaponizing water control and aqueducts in early Islamic history?

Between the 3rd and 9th centuries, the Arabian Gulf was a fiercely contested geopolitical prize where local tribes successfully resisted the domination of global superpowers. The transcript details the migration of the Az tribe from Yemen under Malik B. Fahm, who challenged entrenched Sasanian Persian garrisons. After a victory at Suhar, the Persians engaged in a scorched-earth campaign, destroying 10,000 ancient aflaj aqueducts to render the land...