', ▁which ▁was ▁another ▁fort ified ▁village ▁of ▁the ▁J arr ars . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁the ▁J arr ar ▁cl an ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁various ▁conflicts ▁between ▁the ▁govern ors ▁of ▁A cre ▁and ▁the ▁rural ▁cl ans ▁and ▁urban ▁not ables ▁of ▁J ab al ▁N ab lus . ▁A cre ▁was ▁a ▁rising ▁power ▁and ▁as ▁its ▁success ive ▁govern ors ▁attempted ▁to ▁expand ▁their ▁zone ▁of ▁influence , ▁they ▁entered ▁into ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁J arr ar ▁cl an ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁proxim ity ▁of ▁Mar j ▁I bn ▁Amer ▁to ▁A cre . ▁The ▁first ▁serious ▁battle ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 5 ▁with ▁She ikh ▁Z ah ir ▁al - U mar ▁over ▁control ▁over ▁Naz are th , ▁a ▁principal ▁center ▁of ▁trade ▁in ▁the ▁interior ▁between ▁J ab al ▁N ab lus ▁and ▁the ▁Lev antine ▁regions ▁north ▁of ▁it . ▁The ▁town ▁had ▁for ▁dec ades ▁paid ▁tax es ▁to ▁the ▁J arr ar ▁cl an , ▁but ▁Z ah ir ▁al - U mar ▁attempted ▁to ▁cov et ▁it . ▁His ▁forces ▁defeated ▁the ▁J arr ar ▁cl an ▁and ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁leader , ▁She ikh ▁I bra him ▁J arr ar , ▁was ▁s lain . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁N ab lus - based ▁Tu q an ▁cl an ▁expanded ▁its ▁control ▁over ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁rural ▁hinter land , ▁primarily ▁through ▁their ▁se iz ure ▁of