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Uyunid dynasty

Arab dynasty from 1076 to 1253

Arab dynasty from 1076 to 1253

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the historical royal family

The Uyunid dynasty () were an Arab dynasty that ruled Eastern Arabia for 163 years, from the 11th to the 13th centuries. Their sect was mentioned by the sources to be Shia Twelver. They were, like the majority of the people of Eastern Arabia, from the Banu Abdul Qays tribe. They seized the country from the Qarmatians with the military assistance of Great Seljuq Empire in the year 1077–1078 CE. It then fell to the Usfurids of Banu Uqayl in 651 AH (1253 CE). The famous poet Ali bin al Mugrab Al Uyuni is a Uyunid.

History

Main article: Uyunid Emirate

Rise

Main article: Overthrowing of the Qarmatians

In 1077–1078, an Arab sheikh named Abdullah bin Ali Al Uyuni defeated the Qarmatians in Bahrain and al-Hasa in the Siege of Hofuf with the help of the Seljuq Turks of Baghdad and founded the Uyunid dynasty.

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 AH, 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 Najd to the 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. 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. According to Nakash, the populations of Bahrain, Hasa, and Qatif, may have accepted Twelver Shi'ism during this period. A study by Nayef al-Shera'an stated they were Shia based on their coins, which he said were exhibited at the British Museum. The study also mentions that no reliable sources support they were Sunni. On the other hand, Iraqi Sunni historian Safa Khulusi said they were Sunni, shortly before stating he had a "strong feeling" that poet Ali bin al Mugrab Al Uyuni was a Zaydi Shia.

References

References

  1. C.E. Bosworth, ''The New Islamic Dynasties'', (Columbia University Press, 1996), 94-95.
  2. Commins, David. (2012). "The Gulf States: A Modern History". I.B. Tauris.
  3. Hussain Mohammed Hussain. [[Al-Wasat (Bahraini newspaper)]]. link. (5 February 2009)
  4. Yitzhak Nakash, ''Reaching for Power:The Shi'a in the Modern Arab World'', (Princeton University Press, 2006), 22.
  5. Nayef al-Shera'an. (15 March 2011). link
  6. Khulusi, Safa. (1975). "Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies". [[Archaeopress]].
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