Uyunid dynasty

This article is about the historical royal family. For the territorial state over which it ruled, see Uyunid Emirate.

Uyunid Dynasty
Parent houseAbdul Qays
CountryUyunid Emirate
Founded1076
FounderAbdullah bin Ali Al Uyuni
Final rulerFadl III ibn Muhammad
TitlesEmir, Sheikh
Dissolution1253
Cadet branchesAl Ghardaqa[citation needed]
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The Uyunid dynasty (Arabic: العيونيون, romanized: al-ʿUyūnīyūn) were an Arab dynasty that ruled Eastern Arabia for 163 years, from the 11th to the 13th centuries.[1] Their sect is disputed; some sources mention they were Shia, others Sunni. They were, like the majority of the people of Eastern Arabia, from the Banu Abdul Qays tribe. They seized the country from the Qarmatians with the military assistance of Great Seljuq Empire in the year 1077–1078 CE.[2] It then fell to the Usfurids of Banu Uqayl in 651 AH (1253 CE). The famous poet Ali bin al Mugrab Al Uyuni is a Uyunid.

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  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Safa Khulusi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ C.E. Bosworth, The New Islamic Dynasties, (Columbia University Press, 1996), 94-95.