Banu Kilab

E800423

Banu Kilab was a prominent Arab tribal clan of the larger Banu Amir confederation, influential in pre-Islamic and early Islamic Arabian politics and warfare.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab tribe
tribal clan
alliedWith other branches of Banu Amir
ancestor Kilab ibn Rabiʿa NERFINISHED
culture Bedouin tribal culture
economy pastoral nomadism
engagedIn intertribal warfare
raiding (ghazw)
ethnicity Arab NERFINISHED
historicalStatus prominent tribe in Jāhiliyyah (pre-Islamic age of ignorance)
incorporatedInto early Islamic tribal-military structure
language Arabic
locatedIn Najd NERFINISHED
central Arabia NERFINISHED
notableFor participation in tribal confederations of Banu Amir
role in early Islamic Arabian politics
role in pre-Islamic Arabian warfare
partOf Banu Amir NERFINISHED
politicalInfluence high in central Arabia before Islam
significant in early Islamic tribal politics
regionOfActivity Najd and surrounding desert regions NERFINISHED
religion Islam (after 7th century)
paganism (pre-Islamic)
rivalOf various Najdi tribes
socialStructure segmentary lineage clan
sourceType early Arabic historical and genealogical literature
subtribeOf Banu Amir ibn Saʿsaʿa NERFINISHED
timePeriod early Islamic period
pre-Islamic Arabia
tribalConfederation Hawazin (through Banu Amir) NERFINISHED

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