Abd Shams clan of Quraysh
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The Abd Shams clan of Quraysh was a prominent Meccan lineage of the Quraysh tribe, historically notable as the parent clan from which the influential Banu Umayyah family emerged.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marwanid branch of the Umayyads | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab clan
ⓘ
Quraysh lineage ⓘ |
| ancestor | Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centerOfPower | Meccan aristocracy ⓘ |
| economicRole |
engaged in long-distance trade
ⓘ
wealthy merchant clan ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Arab ⓘ |
| genealogicalRelation | descendants of Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy through Abd Shams ⓘ |
| genealogicalStatus | one of the principal lineages of Abd Manaf ⓘ |
| historicalLocation | Hijaz region of the Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | ancestral clan of many Umayyad caliphs ⓘ |
| knownFor | producing powerful political leaders in early Islam ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBranch | Banu Umayyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDescendantClan | Umayyad dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentClanOf | Banu Umayyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Quraysh tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignmentEarlyIslam | often opposed to Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
leading clan of Quraysh in pre-Islamic Mecca
ⓘ
power base of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| preIslamicInfluence | influential in Meccan politics ⓘ |
| producedRulersOf | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Hejaz ⓘ |
| religionBeforeIslam | Arab paganism ⓘ |
| religiousRolePreIslam | custodianship roles in Meccan cultic life ⓘ |
| rivalClan | Hashim clan of Quraysh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siblingClanOf |
Hashim clan of Quraysh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muttalib clan of Quraysh NERFINISHED ⓘ Nawfal clan of Quraysh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | noble clan of Mecca ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early Islamic period
ⓘ
pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ |
| tribalConfederation | Kinana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribalFunction | leadership and defense of Quraysh interests ⓘ |
| tribalStructure | sub-clan of Quraysh al-Bitah ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.