Yufirids

The Yu ʿ firiden, Arabic بنو يعفر, DMG Banū Yu ʿ fir, were a Muslim dynasty restaurant that prevailed 847-997 in the Yemeni highlands. She recognized the suzerainty of the Abbasid caliph to formally; Their centers were Sanaa and Dschanad.

With the decline of direct Abbasid rule in Yemen began the Yu ʿ firiden from Shibam to expand their power in the Yemeni highlands. For the first time in Islamic history of Yemen so grabbed a self originating from the country dynasty after the reign. However, failed their first attacks on Sanaa since the Abbasid governor received support troops from Iraq. But could the Yu ʿ firiden the counter-attacks on their base Shibam successfully resist. 847 they conquered the territories between Sa'da and Taiz and collected 872 Shibam the capital of their principality. Simultaneously, the founder of the dynasty, Yu fir ʿ ibn ʿ Abd al-Rahman al - Ḥiwālī al - Himyari handed over the affairs of state to his son Muhammad, who speaks with also received a confirmation certificate from the Abbasid caliph. A tidal wave poured over Sanaa, he took the opportunity to make a pilgrimage to Mecca and to prescribe from this point of religion. The business of government changed to his son Ibrahim, who was murdered at the instigation of his grandfather, father and uncle to be sure that emanate from these no claims to power more.

At the beginning of the 10th century, there were battles with the Zaidi, who temporarily could conquer Sanaa 901. At the same time spread Ibn Hauschab and Ali ibn al -Fadl the doctrine of the Fatimids among the tribes of the mountains and so gained a large following. You could conquer Sanaa 905 and even the realm of Yu ʿ firiden to Shibam and Kaukaban limit. However, 916 succeeded in defeating the followers of the Fatimids and the reconquest of Sanaa. 944 died in the last major Yu ʿ firiden ruler Abu Hassan As ʿ ad ibn Ibraaheem; In the middle of the 10th century finally began the disintegration of the empire and the dynasty after 997 had no significant meaning.

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