Zurayid dynasty

Zurayid Dynasty
بنو زريع
Banū Zuraiʿ
1083–1174
Yemeni states in 1160 with Zurayids in Purple
Yemeni states in 1160 with Zurayids in Purple
CapitalAden
Common languagesArabic
Religion
Hafizi Isma'ilism
Ruler 
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
1083
• Disestablished
1174
CurrencyDinar
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Sulayhids
Ayyubids

The Zurayid Dynasty (بنو زريع, Banū Zuraiʿ), were a Yamite Hamdani dynasty based in Yemen in the time between 1083 and 1174. The centre of its power was Aden.[1] The Zurayids suffered the same fate as the Hamdanid sultans, the Sulaymanids and the Mahdids, since their lands were taken over by the Ayyubids, and they themselves were liquidated. They were a Shia Ismaili dynasty that followed the Fatimid Caliphs based in Egypt. They were also Hafizi Ismaili as opposed to the Taiyabi Ismaili.

  1. ^ G. Rex Smith "Politische Geschichte des islamischen Jemen bis zur ersten türkischen Invasion", p. 140