Ziyadid dynasty

Ziyadid dynasty
زياديون
819–1018
CapitalZabid
Common languagesArabic
Religion
Sunni Islam
GovernmentEmirate
Emir 
• 818-859 (first)
Muhammad ibn Ziyad
• 1012-1018
Ibrahim or 'Abdallah
Historical eraEarly Middle Ages
• Established
819
• Disestablished
1018
CurrencyDinar
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Abbasid Caliphate
Najahids

The Ziyadid dynasty (Arabic: الزياديون) was a Muslim dynasty that ruled western Yemen from 819 until 1018 from the capital city of Zabid. It was the first dynastic regime to wield power over the Yemeni lowland after the introduction of Islam in about 630.


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