The Banū Mazyad ( Arabic : بنو مزيد ) or Mazyadids were an Arab dynasty following Shia Islam . They belonged to the clan of Nāshira of the tribe of Banū Asad . They ruled an autonomous emirate in the area around Kūfa and Hīt in central Iraq between c. 961 and c. 1160.
6-520: Mazyadids may refer to: Banu Mazyad , an Arab Shia dynasty that ruled Kufa and Hilla in Iraq between c. 961 and c. 1160 Yazidids , also called Mazyadids, an Arab dynasty that ruled Shirvan in Azerbaijan from 861 to 1027 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
12-651: The Shia Fatimid Caliphate and the general al-Basasiri . The reign of the weak Seljuk sultan Barkiyaruq (1092–1105) corresponds to the height of Sadaqa I's power. To the First Crusaders , he was the "king of the Arabs" ( rex Arabum in Latin chronicles). After Malik-Shah II succeeded Barkiyaruq, he moved against Sadaqa, who was defeated and killed in battle in 1108. His successor, Dubays II ,
18-485: The beginnings of Mazyadid rule to the early 11th century, but Ali ibn Mazyad 's reign must be dated a half century earlier. The Banu Mazyad first acquired titles and subsidies from the Buyid emir Mu'izz al-Dawla in return for military services between 956 and 963. These included lands between Kūfa and Hīt. In 1012, Ali founded Ḥilla which would later become their capital. Originally a mere encampment, Ḥilla merged with
24-590: The earlier settlement of Jami'ayn. Under Sadaqa I (1086–1108), a wall was built around the new city and it became the capital of Mazyadid power. The Mazyadids' chief rivals were the Uqaylids . Early in the reign of Dubays I (1017–1082), the Uqaylids supported his brother Muqallad when the latter challenged Dubays for the emirate. At the establishment of the Seljuk Empire , Dubays threw his support behind
30-488: The title Mazyadids . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mazyadids&oldid=1135119628 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Banu Mazyad Older sources sometimes mistakenly date
36-529: Was equally famous to the Latins and as an Arabic poet . The later Mazyadid emirs allied with local Turkish emirs against Sultan Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud (1134–1152). Seljuk forces occupied Ḥilla on several occasions. Dubays II died in 1135 and was succeeded by his son, Ali II , who reigned until 1150. He was succeeded in turn by his son, Muhalhil, about whose reign nothing is known, including its length. In 1163, Ḥilla
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