Banu Abs
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Banu Abs was a prominent Arab tribe of the larger Ghatafan confederation, known from pre-Islamic times for its warriors, poets, and role in tribal conflicts such as the famous War of Dahis and Ghabra.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Arab tribe ⓘ |
| alliedWith | other Ghatafan clans ⓘ |
| ancestorTribe | Ghatafan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancestralProgenitor | Abs ibn Baghid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Banu Dhubyan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Ghatafan branches ⓘ |
| culturalReputation | eloquence in poetry ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | pre-Islamic Arabic poetry ⓘ |
| economy |
pastoral nomadism
ⓘ
raiding ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Arabs ⓘ |
| hasNotableChieftain |
Hudhayfah ibn Badr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qays ibn Zuhayr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Al-Harith ibn Zuhayr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antarah ibn Shaddad NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudhayfah ibn Badr NERFINISHED ⓘ Qays ibn Zuhayr NERFINISHED ⓘ Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePoet |
Antarah ibn Shaddad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableWarrior | Antarah ibn Shaddad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Ayam al-Arab literature
ⓘ
Ibn Hisham NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibn al-Kalbi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
War of Dahis and Ghabra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
poets ⓘ role in pre-Islamic tribal wars ⓘ warriors ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Najd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Ayam al-Arab narratives
ⓘ
pre-Islamic Arabic poetry ⓘ |
| militaryReputation | courage in battle ⓘ |
| notableWar | War of Dahis and Ghabra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ghatafan confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
participant in inter-tribal alliances
ⓘ
participant in tribal feuds ⓘ |
| preIslamicStatus | prominent tribe of Najd ⓘ |
| regionType | desert tribe ⓘ |
| religion | pre-Islamic Arabian polytheism ⓘ |
| socialStructure | tribal ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early Islamic period
ⓘ
pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ |
| tribalConfederation | Ghatafan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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