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Revision as of 11:49, 8 January 2013 by Ibrahim888 (talk | contribs) (A little fixe and cleanup ~~~~)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Al Uyuni, Uyunids (Arabic: العيوني و العيونيون), were a Sunni, Arab dynasty that ruled the areas of Al Ahsa, Qatif and Bahrain for 163 years, from the 11th to the 13th centuries. They were the remnants of Bani Abdul Qays tribe and seized the country from the Qarmatians with the help of Great Seljuq Empire in the year 1077-1078 AD. It then fell into a state by Usfurids of Banu Uqayl year 651 AH (1253 AD). From them is the famous poet Ali bin al Mugrab Al Uyuni.
Beginning
An Arab Sheikh named Abdullah Ibn Ali Al-'Uyuni founded the Uyunid dynasty seized the country from the Ismailis with the help of Baghdad in 1077-1078.
Under Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Abu'l-Hussin b. Abu Sinan, the Uyunid's territory stretched from Najd to the Syrian desert. Due to his influence, Caliph an-Nasir li-Dinillah 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.
Descendant Tribe
See also
References
- Gulf and east of the Arabian Peninsula named: the territory of the country of Bahrain under the rule of the Arab states. D. Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil. Madbouli library . I: 2006. ISBN 977-208-592-5
- Abdelkader Statistical: masterpiece beneficiary on Ahsa in the old and the new, the achievement Hamad Al-Jasser Riyadh 1960.
Sources
- A Thirteenth Century Poet from Bahrain, Safa Khulusi, Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, Vol. 6, Proceedings of the Ninth Seminar for Arabian Studies held at The School of Oriental & African Studies and the Institute of Archaeology, London on 7th-9th July, 1975 (1976), 92.
- A Thirteenth Century Poet from Bahrain, Safa Khulusi, Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 92.
- C.E. Bosworth, The New Islamic Dynasties, (Columbia University Press, 1996), 94-95.
- Commins, David (2012). The Gulf States: A Modern History. I.B. Tauris. p. 28. ISBN 978-1848852785.
- A Thirteenth Century Poet from Bahrain, Safa Khulusi, Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 92.