Qaysi tribal coalition
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The Qaysi tribal coalition was an alliance of northern Arab tribes that played a major military and political role in early Islamic power struggles, particularly during the Second Fitna.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab tribal alliance
ⓘ
tribal confederation ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Qays
NERFINISHED
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Qays ʿAylān NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | kinship ties among northern Arab tribes ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Banu Abs
NERFINISHED
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Banu Amir ibn Saʿsaʿa NERFINISHED ⓘ Banu Dhubyan NERFINISHED ⓘ Banu Fazara NERFINISHED ⓘ Banu Ghatafan NERFINISHED ⓘ Banu Kilab NERFINISHED ⓘ Banu Murra NERFINISHED ⓘ Banu Numayr NERFINISHED ⓘ Banu Sulaym NERFINISHED ⓘ Banu Uqayl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | engaged in intertribal feuds with Yamani coalitions ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Arabs ⓘ |
| geopoliticalImportance |
significant influence in Syrian steppe zones
ⓘ
strong presence in the Jazira (Upper Mesopotamia) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy | contributed to long-term Qays–Yaman factionalism in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | provided cavalry and tribal levies to competing caliphal claimants ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Khazir
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Marj Rahit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Second Fitna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Kalb tribal coalition
NERFINISHED
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Yamani (southern Arab) tribal bloc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | northern Arab tribal groupings traced to Qays ʿAylān ancestry ⓘ |
| partOf | Qays–Yaman tribal dichotomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-Umayyad (early phase of the Second Fitna)
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pro-Umayyad (later reconciled under Marwanid Umayyads) ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | influenced succession struggles in the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| politicalRole | acted as a power broker between rival caliphal factions ⓘ |
| region |
Syria
NERFINISHED
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Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
major military role in the Second Fitna
ⓘ
major political role in the Second Fitna ⓘ |
| sideInBattle | opposed the Kalb and pro-Umayyad forces at Marj Rahit ⓘ |
| socialStructure | segmentary lineage organization ⓘ |
| timeframe |
7th century
ⓘ
Umayyad period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAlliance | tribal-military alliance ⓘ |
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