Simaisma was also the location of a battle fought in 1768 between Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa the Chief of Zubarah and the Musalam clan who were bases at Fureiha. The cause of the Battle of Simaisma was Shaikh Mohamed's refusal to pay taxes to the Al Musalam after he built his castle. The Al Musalam were defeated and soon their power waned as a result of this devastation.
