Jawasmi

Japanese: Jawasmi
Jawasmi

…Entering the Gulf from the Strait of Hormuz, the United Arab Emirates is located on the Arabian side, and the coastal region was so rampant with Arab pirates that it was called the Pirate Coast. The inhabitants of the area were collectively called Jawasmi, which became another name for pirates, and it was said that "their livelihood was piracy and their pleasure was murder," especially in the coastline about 240 km east to west from Cape Musandam, the northernmost point of the Oman Peninsula. Needless to say, Arab and Persian navigators in the Middle Ages suffered from these pirates. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Jawasmi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ホルムズ海峡から湾内にはいるとアラビア側にアラブ首長国連邦があるが,その海岸地方は海賊海岸と呼ばれてきたほどにアラブ系海賊の横行舞台であった。そのあたりの住民を総称してジャワスミJawasmiというが,これが海賊の別名となったほどで,とくにオマーン半島最北端のムサンダム岬から東西に240kmほどの海岸線が中心で〈彼らの生業は海賊行為,その快楽は人殺し〉といわれたほどである。中世のアラブ,ペルシアの航海者がこれらに苦しめられたことはいうまでもない。…

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