Ziyadid dynasty زياديون | |||||||||
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| 819–1018 | |||||||||
| Capital | Zabid | ||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Emirate | ||||||||
| Emir | |||||||||
• 818-859 (first) | Muhammad ibn Ziyad | ||||||||
• 1012-1018 | Ibrahim or 'Abdallah | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 819 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1018 | ||||||||
| Currency | Dinar | ||||||||
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The Ziyadid dynasty (Arabic: الزياديون) was a Muslim dynasty that ruled western Yemen from 819 until 1018 from the capital city of Zabid. It was the first dynastic regime to wield power over the Yemeni lowland after the introduction of Islam in about 630.