Banu Abd Shams
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Banu Abd Shams was a prominent clan of the Quraysh tribe in pre-Islamic and early Islamic Mecca, known for its influential leaders and political power.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Arab clan ⓘ |
| alliedWith | other Quraysh clans in pre-Islamic Meccan politics ⓘ |
| branch |
Banu Abu al-‘As ibn Umayya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Banu Harb ibn Umayya NERFINISHED ⓘ Banu Rabi‘a ibn Abd Shams NERFINISHED ⓘ Banu Umayya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
caravan leadership
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Quraysh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genealogicalLine | descendants of Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy ibn Kilab ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommonAncestorWith |
Banu Hashim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Banu Muttalib NERFINISHED ⓘ Banu Nawfal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | produced first hereditary Muslim caliphal dynasty ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Battle of Badr (on Meccan side)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Uhud (on Meccan side) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership of the Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
political influence in Mecca ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| laterAlignedWith | Rashidun Caliphate (after conversion to Islam) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterRuled | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterSupported | Islam after conquest of Mecca ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Hejaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
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ⓘ
Hind bint Utbah NERFINISHED ⓘ Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan NERFINISHED ⓘ Umayya ibn Abd Shams NERFINISHED ⓘ Uthman ibn Affan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yazid ibn Muawiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Prophet Muhammad (early Meccan period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Quraysh tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalCenter |
Damascus (Umayyad period)
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ⓘ
Mecca (pre-Islamic period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | ruling house of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| producedDynasty | Umayyad dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Arab paganism (pre-Islamic period)
ⓘ
Islam (after conversion) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rivalryWith | Banu Hashim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | nobility of Mecca ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early Islamic period
ⓘ
pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation | Kinana (through Quraysh) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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