Qays (northern Arab tribes)
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Qays (northern Arab tribes) were a major confederation of northern Arab Bedouin tribes that played a central and often opposing role to the southern Yemeni (Kalb/Yaman) factions in early Islamic and Umayyad-era politics and conflicts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qays | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab tribal group
ⓘ
Bedouin tribal confederation ⓘ tribal confederation ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
anti-Umayyad factions at times
ⓘ
certain Umayyad claimants ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | tribal Arab culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Arabs ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Qays ibn ʿAylān
NERFINISHED
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Qays ʿAylān NERFINISHED ⓘ Qaysī tribes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Umayyad Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Islamic period ⓘ |
| includesTribe |
Ghatafan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawazin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mudar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nasr ibn Muʿawiya NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulaym NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Umayyad provincial politics in Iraq
ⓘ
Umayyad provincial politics in Syria ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy | enduring Qays–Yaman dichotomy in later Arab tribal identities ⓘ |
| militaryRole | provided cavalry and warriors to early Islamic armies ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Kalb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yaman NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Arab tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | northern Arabs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti-Yamani faction ⓘ |
| politicalConflict |
Marj Rahit (684 CE)
NERFINISHED
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Second Fitna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | support base for various Umayyad princes and governors ⓘ |
| region |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| rivalBloc | Yaman (southern Arabs) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
important power bloc under the Umayyads
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key participant in early Islamic tribal conflicts ⓘ major faction in Qays–Yaman rivalry ⓘ |
| socialStructure | tribal confederation of Bedouin clans ⓘ |
| socialType | Bedouin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | one of the two main supra-tribal blocs in early Islamic politics ⓘ |
| timeOfProminence |
7th century
ⓘ
8th century ⓘ |
| tribalAncestry |
descendants of ʿAylān
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ʿAdnani Arabs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | tribal-political rivalry ⓘ |
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