Qays Aylan

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Qays Aylan was a major northern Arab tribal confederation in early Islamic history, from which the Banu Hilal and several other prominent tribes descended.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab tribe
tribal confederation
associatedWith Qays–Yaman rivalry NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Arabs
faction Qaysi
genealogicalClassification Adnanite Arabs NERFINISHED
hasPart Banu 'Abs NERFINISHED
Banu 'Adwan NERFINISHED
Banu 'Amir NERFINISHED
Banu 'Uqayl NERFINISHED
Banu Amir ibn Sa'sa'a NERFINISHED
Banu Ashja' NERFINISHED
Banu Bahila NERFINISHED
Banu Dhubyan NERFINISHED
Banu Fahm NERFINISHED
Banu Fazara NERFINISHED
Banu Ghani NERFINISHED
Banu Hilal NERFINISHED
Banu Jusham NERFINISHED
Banu Ka'b NERFINISHED
Banu Kilab NERFINISHED
Banu Murra NERFINISHED
Banu Nasr NERFINISHED
Banu Sa'd NERFINISHED
Banu Sa'd ibn Bakr NERFINISHED
Banu Sulaym NERFINISHED
Ghatafan NERFINISHED
Hawazin NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance important in early Islamic tribal politics
language Arabic
migration some branches migrated to North Africa via Banu Hilal
notableDescendant Banu Ghatafan NERFINISHED
Banu Hilal NERFINISHED
Banu Sulaym NERFINISHED
Hawazin NERFINISHED
opposedTo Yaman tribal confederation NERFINISHED
partOf North Arabian tribes NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment often aligned with Umayyads in tribal conflicts
relativeLocation northern Arabia NERFINISHED
religion Islam
role major northern Arab tribal confederation
sourceType early Arabic genealogical literature
subgroupOf Mudar NERFINISHED
timePeriod Abbasid period NERFINISHED
Umayyad period NERFINISHED
early Islamic period
traditionalAncestor Aylan ibn Mudar NERFINISHED

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Banu Hilal partOf Qays Aylan