Usfurids

Usfurids dynasty
الدولة العصفورية
1253–1392
The borders of the Usfurid emirate
The borders of the Usfurid emirate
Capitalal-Hasa
Common languagesArabic
Religion
Islam
GovernmentEmirate
Historical era13th-14th centuries
• Established
1253
• Disestablished
1392
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Uyunid Emirate
Jarwanid dynasty
Today part ofSaudi Arabia
Bahrain
Kuwait
Qatar
United Arab Emirates

The Usfurids (Arabic: آل عصفور, romanizedAl ʿUṣfūr) were an Arab dynasty that in 1253 gained control of Eastern Arabia, including the islands of Bahrain. They were a branch of Uqaylids who re-migrated to Arabia after the fall of their rule in Syria.[1]

  1. ^ Khanam, R. (2005). Encyclopaedic Ethnography of Middle-East and Central Asia. Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8220-065-4.