Uyunid dynasty
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| Uyunid Dynasty | |
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| Parent house | Abdul Qays |
| Country | Uyunid Emirate |
| Founded | 1076 |
| Founder | Abdullah bin Ali Al Uyuni |
| Final ruler | Fadl III ibn Muhammad |
| Titles | Emir, Sheikh |
| Dissolution | 1253 |
| Cadet branches | Al Ghardaqa[citation needed] |
The Uyunid dynasty (
AH (1253 CE). The famous poet Ali bin al Mugrab Al Uyuni
is a Uyunid.
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History
Rise
In 1077–1078, an Arab sheikh named
Then Al-Fadhl, son of Abdullah, transferred his capital to Qatif, then to Awal (today’s state of Bahrain). In his reign, the state extended to Kuwait. Then in 513 H. the Capital went back to Qatif. In 531 AH Mohammed son of Al Fadhl I was assassinated, and his state was divided into two, one in al-Hasa and the other in Qatif.
Expansion
Under Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Abu'l-Hussin b. Abu Sinan, the Uyunids' territory stretched from
Syrian desert. Due to the influence of the Uyunid kingdom, Caliph al-Nasir li-Din Allah gave Muhammad b. Ahmad authority to protect the pilgrimage route to Mecca. Muhammad was later murdered by a family member, instigated by his cousin, Gharir b. Shukr b. Ali.[1][failed verification
] In the years 587 – 605 AH, Mohammed bin Abi al-Hussain united Qatif and Al-Hasa. He restores the glory of the Uyunids, and extends the state to Najd central Arabia. The state was divided again after his assassination in 605 H.
Religion
The Uyunids were Muslim, however their sect is disputed; some sources mention they were Shia, others Sunni.Zaydi Shia.[1]
See also
- Abdul Qays
- History of Bahrain
- History of Saudi Arabia
- List of Muslim empires and dynasties
References
- ^ JSTOR 41223173. (registration required)
- ^ C.E. Bosworth, The New Islamic Dynasties, (Columbia University Press, 1996), 94-95.
- ISBN 978-1848852785.
- ^ a b Hussain Mohammed Hussain (5 February 2009). مسجد الخميس "الثالث": وصفه والهدف من بنائه. Al-Wasat (Bahraini newspaper) (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ Yitzhak Nakash, Reaching for Power:The Shi'a in the Modern Arab World, (Princeton University Press, 2006), 22.
- ^ a b Nayef al-Shera'an (15 March 2011). نقود الدولة العيونية في بلاد البحرين (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 January 2013.