king of Kindah
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The king of Kindah was the ruler of the Kindah tribal kingdom in pre-Islamic Arabia, overseeing a confederation of Arab tribes in central and southern Arabia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| king of Kindah canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monarch
ⓘ
position of authority ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Kindah tribal kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Arabia ⓘ southern Arabia ⓘ |
| basedOn | tribal confederation system ⓘ |
| country | Kindah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
North Arabian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pre-Islamic Arab ⓘ |
| diplomaticRelationsWith |
Byzantine Empire (indirectly)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Himyarite Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakhmid Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Arabs ⓘ |
| followedBy | local tribal leaderships ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasRole |
arbiter in inter-tribal disputes
ⓘ
overseer of Arab tribal confederation ⓘ political leader ⓘ protector of allied tribes ⓘ ruler of the Kindah tribal kingdom ⓘ war leader ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attempt to centralize Arab tribes under one kingship
ⓘ
early experiment in supra-tribal monarchy in Arabia ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
defense of confederation territory
ⓘ
leading tribal raids ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Amr ibn Hujr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hujr Akil al-Murar NERFINISHED ⓘ Qays ibn al-Harith NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Harith ibn Amr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ |
| powerBase |
Kindah tribe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
allied Arab tribes ⓘ |
| precededBy | tribal chieftainship ⓘ |
| religion | Arab polytheism ⓘ |
| residence |
Najd region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Arabia ⓘ southern Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| source |
Arabic historical tradition
ⓘ
pre-Islamic Arabic poetry ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Najd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Yemen ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
5th century CE
ⓘ
6th century CE ⓘ pre-Islamic period ⓘ |
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