Banu Shayban بنو شيبان | |
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Adnanites | |
Nisba | Al-Shaybani الشيباني |
Location | Jazira |
Descended from | Shayban ibn Tha'labah ibn Akaba ibn Saab ibn Ali ibn Bakr ibn Wa'il |
Religion | Paganism, later Islam |
The Banu Shayban (Arabic: بنو شيبان) is an Arab tribe, a branch of the Banu Bakr. Throughout the early Islamic era, the tribe was settled chiefly in al-Jazira Province and played an important role in its history.