Sulaihids

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The Sulaihids , Arabic بنو صليح, DMG Banū Ṣulaiḥ , were a Shiite dynasty in Yemen (1047–1138).

Ruler

History of the Sulaihids

After the first Fatimid missionaries came to Yemen in 881 , their teaching spread among the mountainous tribes at the beginning of the 10th century . With these, Al-Fadl succeeded in conquering Sanaa and the central mountains in 905 . However, this rule was broken again by the Yuʿfirids in 916 after Al-Fadl was murdered.

Despite this setback, the Fatimid mission continued. In 1046 Alī bin Muḥammad al-Ṣulayhī (1047-1066, possibly also 1080) confessed to the Fatimid doctrine and founded the Sulaihid dynasty (1047-1138). He came from the mountainous region of ḥarāz southwest of Sanaa and subjugated the whole of Yemen . He was able to expand his influence as far as Mecca in the Hejaz . He controlled Sanaa from 1063 after successfully bringing battles against Zaydite and Nadjahid troops to an end.

After his assassination by members of the Najahids , his son Al-Mukarram Ahmad succeeded him to the throne. His reign, the beginning of which has not been reliably documented, ended in 1086. Although he was unable to prevent the Najahids from falling away in the Tihama , the Sulaihids remained the strongest power in Yemen. He was succeeded by his wife Arwa bint Ahmad (1086–1138). This moved the capital from Sanaa to Djibla . With her death, the Sulaihid dynasty died out.

Individual evidence

  1. There is considerable dispute about this source, see p. G. Rex Smith Political History of Islamic Yemen up to the First Turkish Invasion pp. 136–154 (p. 139)

literature

  • G. Rex Smith: Political History of Islamic Yemen up to the First Turkish Invasion . In: Werner Daum: Yemen . Umschau-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1987, ISBN 3-7016-2251-5 , pp. 136-154.