Banu Yam
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Banu Yam is a prominent Arab tribal confederation of northern Yemen and southern Saudi Arabia, historically influential in the Najran region and known as the ancestral root of several Bedouin tribes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Banu Yam canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab tribal confederation
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tribe ⓘ |
| ancestralTo |
Al Murrah tribe
NERFINISHED
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Banu Al Murrah NERFINISHED ⓘ Banu Hamdan branches ⓘ Banu Murra NERFINISHED ⓘ several Bedouin tribes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bedouin tribal customs
ⓘ
Najrani culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderPresence | Saudi–Yemeni borderlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
Yemen ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | Najrani Bedouin Arabs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| customaryLaw | tribal customary law (urf) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Arabs ⓘ |
| ethnogenesis | Qahtani Arab lineage ⓘ |
| geographicZone | Arabian Peninsula desert fringe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClan | various Yam sub-clans ⓘ |
| historicalEconomy | pastoralism and caravan trade ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence |
Najran oasis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
trade routes between Yemen and central Arabia ⓘ |
| historicalRole | regional power in Najran ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Najran region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Yemen ⓘ southern Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| migration | expanded northward into Najran ⓘ |
| modernDistribution |
Najran Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
border areas of Saudi Arabia and Yemen ⓘ |
| notableFor |
camel herding
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control of desert routes ⓘ tribal warfare ⓘ |
| origin |
northern Yemen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Arabian highlands ⓘ |
| partOf | Qahtanite Arabs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | tribal council of sheikhs ⓘ |
| region | Najran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Yam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialType | Bedouin ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | South Arabian tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | nomadic pastoralism ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation | Yam tribal confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribalStructure | confederation of clans ⓘ |
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