 They paid a fixed tax rate of 33,3% on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, goats and beehives and a press for olive oil or grape syrup, in addition to occasional revenues and a fixed tax for people of Nablus area; a total of 2,000 akçe.Sherds from the early Ottoman era have been found here.In 1838, Edward Robinson noted it as a village, "Kireh", in the "Jurat Merda" district, south of Nablus.