Allegiance of Ziyadid dynasty to Abbasid Caliphate: Map & History
The Ziyadid dynasty was a Muslim dynasty that ruled western Yemen from 819 until 1018 from the capital city of Zabid.
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The Ziyadid dynasty 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.
Modern Countries Once Part of Allegiance of Ziyadid dynasty to Abbasid Caliphate
At its mapped extent, Allegiance of Ziyadid dynasty to Abbasid Caliphate covered territory in 26 present-day countries. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
- Iraq866–946 CE · nearly all
- Jordan866–946 CE · nearly all
- Tajikistan866–885 CE · nearly all
- Armenia866–885 CE · nearly all
- Kuwait866–898 CE · nearly all
- Bahrain866–898 CE · nearly all
- Qatar866–898 CE · nearly all
- Saudi Arabia866–946 CE · most
- Uzbekistan866–910 CE · most
- Iran866–946 CE · most
- Syria866–946 CE · most
- Yemen866–946 CE · most
- Oman866–898 CE · most
- Egypt866–946 CE · most
- United Arab Emirates866–898 CE · most
- Turkmenistan866–910 CE · most
- Lebanon866–946 CE · most
- Palestine866–946 CE · most
- Israel866–946 CE · most
- Azerbaijan866–946 CE · a large part
- Georgia866–946 CE · a large part
- Afghanistan866–897 CE · a large part
- Turkey866–946 CE · a large part
- Libya866–946 CE · a small part
- Pakistan866–874 CE · a small part
- Kazakhstan866–885 CE · a small part
States and Provinces
- Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia
- Razavi Khorasan, Iran
- Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
- Khuzestan, Iran
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Ahal, Turkmenistan
- Al Minya, Egypt
- Esfahan, Iran
- Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
- Leninabad, Tajikistan
- Makkah, Saudi Arabia
- Ajdabiya, Libya
- Baluchistan, Pakistan
- Hadramawt, Yemen
- Matruh, Egypt
- South Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
- Balkan, Turkmenistan
- Hatay, Turkey
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Allegiance of Ziyadid dynasty to Abbasid Caliphate's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Allegiance of Ziyadid dynasty to Abbasid Caliphate in Depth
Decline
The Yufirids again attacked in 989 and burnt Zabid. However, the Mamluk al-Husayn bin Salamah managed to save the kingdom from complete collapse. He defeated the mountain tribes and restored the Ziyadid realm to its old limits. Al-Husayn was remembered as a just and high-spirited regent who dug wells and canals and constructed roads across the kingdom. He governed until his peaceful demise in 1012. The back side of the coin was that the Ziyadid monarchs lost effective power after 981 while a succession of Mamluks held real power, which at length made for political turmoil. After al-Husayn's death, his slave, the eunuch Marjan, held power as wazir. He in turn raised two Ethiopian slaves called Nafis and Najah who received high offices in the state.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Ziyadid dynasty (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Allegiance of Ziyadid dynasty to Abbasid Caliphate Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 7,650,172 km² in 868 CE.
Allegiance of Ziyadid dynasty to Abbasid Caliphate: Frequently Asked Questions
When did the Allegiance of Ziyadid dynasty to Abbasid Caliphate exist?
The Allegiance of Ziyadid dynasty to Abbasid Caliphate is dated to 866 CE – 946 CE, in the Early Middle Ages era.
What was the capital of the Allegiance of Ziyadid dynasty to Abbasid Caliphate?
The capital of the Allegiance of Ziyadid dynasty to Abbasid Caliphate was Zabid.
How large was the Allegiance of Ziyadid dynasty to Abbasid Caliphate at its peak?
At its peak in 868 AD the Allegiance of Ziyadid dynasty to Abbasid Caliphate covered about 7,650,172 km².
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