Rasulid dynasty

Rasulid dynasty
بنو رسول (Arabic)
Banū Rasūl
1229–1454
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Rasulid Kingdom around 1264 AD
Rasulid Kingdom around 1264 AD
CapitalZabid
Common languagesArabic
GovernmentSultanate
Sultan 
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
1229
• Disestablished
1454
CurrencyDinar
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Ayyubid dynasty
Tahirid Sultanate
Kathiri Sultanate
Today part ofYemen
Oman
Saudi Arabia

The Rasulids (Arabic: بنو رسول, romanizedBanū Rasūl) or the Rasulid dynasty was a Sunni Muslim Arab dynasty who ruled Yemen from 1229 to 1454.[1]

  1. ^ Smith 1995, p. 455.