Najahid dynasty

Najahid dynasty
بنو نجاح
1022–1158
CapitalZabid
Common languagesArabic
Religion
Sunni Islam
GovernmentEmirate
Emir 
• 1022−1060 (first)
Najah
• 1133–1158
Al-Fatiq III
Historical eraEarly Middle Ages
• Established
1022
• Disestablished
1158
CurrencyDinar
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Ziyadids
Mahdids
Najahid Dynasty

Najahid dynasty (Arabic: بنو نجاح; Banū Najāḥ) was a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Abyssinian Mamluks that ruled parts of Yemen from 1022-1158 from its capital at Zabīd.[1] Najah would obtain the recognition of the Abbasid Caliph al-Qadir and would be given the honorific title 'al- Mu'ayyad Nasr al-din'. They faced hostilities from the Shia Ismailis Sulayhids who were loyal to the Fatimids. Their last sovereign was killed by Ali ibn Mahdi the Kharijite in 1158.[2]

  1. ^ "Najāḥid Dynasty | Muslim Rulers of Yemen & Hadramawt | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ al-Ḥakamī, ʻUmārah ibn ʻAlī (1892). كتاب تاريخ اليمن. E. Arnold.