Kahlan was one of the main tribal federations of Saba'a in Yemen. Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya
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Conflict with Himyar
By the 1st century BC Saba'a was declining gradually and its southern neighbor Himyar was able to settle many Nomadic tribes that was allied to Saba'a and create a stronger Himyarite nation in the lowlands. See also Ancient history of Yemen The Sabaeans ( Arabic: السبأيين were an ancient people speaking an Old South Arabian language who The Himyarite Kingdom or Himyar (in Arabic مملكة حِمْيَر) anciently called Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans Eventually Saba'a was incorporated into Himyar and resistance was reduced to the Kahlan tribes who were overpowered by Himyar and forced out of Highlands in Yemen. Most Of Kahlan remained in the Yemeni desert region around Marib until the destruction of the Dam in the 3rd century AD. See also Ancient history of Yemen Ma'rib (مأرب or Marib is the capital town of the Ma'rib Governorate, Yemen and was the capital this forced the Kahlani tribes to emigrate to Mesopotamia and Syria. Mesopotamia (from the Greek meaning "land between the rivers" is an area geographically located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers largely corresponding Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية
The Kahlan Septs
The Kahlan branched into 5 main branchess; Azd, Hamdan, Lakhm, Tayy, Kinda
Azd branches
In the 3rd century AD. The Azd or Al Azd, are an Arabian tribe They were a branch of the Kahlan tribe which was one of the two branches of Qahtan the other being Himyar The Lakhmids ( Arabic:) Banu Lakhm ( Arabic:) Muntherids ( Arabic:) were a group of Arab Christians who lived in Tayy ( طيء) is a large and ancient Arabian tribe belonging to the southern or Qahtanite branch of Arab tribes The Azd branched into four branches each leaded by one of the sons of Amr bin Muzaqiba
Imran Bin Amr
Imran bin Amr and the bulk of the tribe went to Oman where they established the Azdi presence in Eastern Arabia and later invaded Karman and Shiraz in Southern Persia. The Azd or Al Azd, are an Arabian tribe They were a branch of the Kahlan tribe which was one of the two branches of Qahtan the other being Himyar Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman ( Arabic: سلطنة عُمان) is an Arab Country in Southwest Asia on the southeast Shiraz ( شیراز Shīrāz) is the fifth most populated city in Iran and the capital of Fars Province. Another branch headed west back to Yemen and a group went further West all the way to Tihama on the Red Sea (Azd Al-Suna'a). The Red Sea is a Salt water Inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. This branch will become known as Azd Uman after Islam. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation.
Jafna bin Amr
Jafna bin Amr and his family, headed for Syria where he settled and initiated the kingdom of the Ghassanids who was so named after a spring of water where they stopped on their way to Syria. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية
Thalabah bin Amr
Thalabah bin Amr left his tribe Al-Azd for Hijaz and lived between Thalabiyah and Dhi Qar. Dhi Qar (ذي قار is a province in Iraq with an area of. In 2003 the estimated population of the governorate was 1472000 people When he gained strength, he headed for Yathrib where he stayed. Medina mɛˈdiːnə (المدينة المنورة ælmæˈdiːnæl muˈnɑwːɑrɑ or المدينة ælmæˈdiːnæ also transliterated into English as Of his seed are the great Aws and Khazraj, sons of Haritha bin Thalabah. The Banu al-Khazraj ( بنو الخزرج) was one of the Tribes of Arabia during Muhammad's era. Those will be the Muslim Ansar and will produce the last Arab Dynasty in Spain (the Nasrids). The Nasrid dynasty or Banuu Nasri (بنو نصر was the last Arab and Muslim dynasty in Spain.
Haritha/Khuza'a bin Amr
Khuza'a known as Haritha Amr bin Muzaqiba. Lead a branch of the Azd Qahtani tribes wandered with his tribe in Hijaz until they came to Mar al-Zahran. The Azd or Al Azd, are an Arabian tribe They were a branch of the Kahlan tribe which was one of the two branches of Qahtan the other being Himyar Later, they conquered the Haram, and settled in Mecca after having driven away its people, the tribe of Jurhum, They were later replaced by their Adnani allied tribe of Quraish. Jurhum (also Banu Jurhum) was a Qahtani tribe in the Arabian peninsula. Quraish is also the name of a Surah in the Qur'an. Quraysh or Quraish (Arabic ar قريش Banu Almustaliq will branch out of Khuza'a and settled Qadid on the Red Sea shore between Jeddah and Rabigh [2]
Hamadan branches
Hashid and Bakil
Today still in the same ancient tribal form in Yemen Hashid and Bakil of Hamadan remained in the highlands North of Sana'a between Marib and Hajja'a. The Red Sea is a Salt water Inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. Jeddah (also spelled Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda; جدّة Ǧiddah) is a Saudi Arabian city located on the coast of the Rabigh (Arabicرابغ is an ancient town on the western coast of Saudi Arabia ( Red Sea) The Hashid tribal federation is the largest tribal federation in Yemen The Bakil federation is the second largest Tribal federation in Yemen.
Banu Yam
Banu Yam settled to the North of Bakil in Najran (today in Saudi Arabia) it also branched into the tribes: the Al Murrah and the 'Ujman of eastern Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf coast. Banu Yam ( بنو يام) are a large tribe native to Najran Province in Saudi Arabia, and are the principal tribe of that area The Bakil federation is the second largest Tribal federation in Yemen. The Al Murrah is a tribe descended from the well-known Banu Yam tribe Al-'Ajman or al-'Ijman ( العجمان, singular "Ajmi" are a Bedouin tribe of northeastern Arabia, with members spread across The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the
Banu Kathir
Banu Kathir moved to Hadramut in the East of Yemen where they established their own sultanate. Hadhramaut, Hadhramout or Hadramawt (حضرموت) is a historical region of the south Arabian Peninsula along the Gulf of Aden in the
Banu Al-Mashrouki
Banu Al-Mashrouki settled in Lebanon producing well known Maronite influential families such as the Awwad, Massa'ad, Al-Sema'ani, Hasroun[1]. An Arab tribe in LebanonBanu Al-Mashrouki is a branch of the Hamadan tribe in Lebanon Hasroun (also Hasrun or Hasroon, Arabic: حصرون) is a village located in the Bsharri District in the North Governorate of
Banu Al Harith remained in Jabal Amil and were mainly Shia. Jabal Amel (جبل عامل is a hilly region in Southern Lebanon named after the Banu 'Amilah tribe A smaller group joined the Yemeni Druze and were eventually pushed by Kaysi Druze to Jabal Al Druze in Syria. The Druze ( Arabic: درزي derzī or durzī, plural دروز durūz) are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon Qais ( قيس) also spelled Kays or Kais were an Arabian tribe branched from the Mudar Adnani Sects The Druze ( Arabic: درزي derzī or durzī, plural دروز durūz) are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon Jabal ad-Duruz ( جبل الدروز) also known as Jabal al-Arab (Arabic جبل العرب) is an elevated volcanic region in southern Syria
Lakhm
Under the leadership of Malik bin Uday bin Al-Harith bin Murr bin Add bin Zayed bin Yashjub bin Uraieb bin Zayed. They spread to the North mainl in Southern and Western Mesopotamia, Rafah, Golan, Hauran and they were the first Southern Arabs to settle Northern Egypt were they were later joined with the Sicasik, Banu Judham and the Ghassanids. Zagazig ( Zakazik, Arabic الزقازيق az-Zaqāzīq colloquial zaʔaziːʔ or zaɡaziːɡ is a town of Lower Egypt, in the eastern part The Banu Judham is a Yemeni tribe that emigrated to Syria and Iraq and dwelled with the Azd and Hamdan Kahlani tribes The Lakhmids produced The Abadi, Ubadi and Banu Bahr dynasties in Spain. Martín Abadi is a computer scientist, currently working at the University of California Santa Cruz and Microsoft Research Other notable Lakhmid is the late Arab leader Gamal Abdul Nasser from the Bani Mur of Banu Lakhm. Gamal Abdel Nasser (جمال عبد الناصر Gamāl ‘Abd an-Nāṣir; - January 15 1918 September 28 1970) was the second President
Banu Tayy
Led by Usma bin Luai in their massive exodus out of Yemen (115 BCE), the Tayy invaded the mountains of Ajaa and Salma from Banu Assad and Banu Tamim in northern Arabia. Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya The Bani Assad or Banu Asad (Arabic for "sons of the lion" is an Arab tribe in Iraq. This is not the Sub-clan of Quraish, for that see Banu Taim Banī Tamīm or Banu Tamim or Banu Tameem These mountains are now known as Jabal Shammar. Jebel Shammar ( (Mountain of the Shammar) is a former sovereign state also known as Emirate of Ha'il located in what is today northern Saudi Arabia. The Tayy became camel herders and horse breeders and lived a nomadic lifestyle in northern Nejd for centuries. Nejd or Najd (literally "highland" نجد) is the central region of the Arabian Peninsula. Because of their strength and blood relations with the Yemenite dynasties that came to rule Syria (Ghassan) and Iraq (the Lakhmids), they expanded north into Iraq all the way to the capital at the time al-Hirah. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية The Lakhmids ( Arabic:) Banu Lakhm ( Arabic:) Muntherids ( Arabic:) were a group of Arab Christians who lived in Al Hīra ( Arabic, الحيرة) was an ancient city located south of Al-Kufah in south-central Iraq.
Kinda
They dwelt in the Bahrain but were expelled to East Yemen a group of them moved to Nejd where they instituted a powerful government that was a vassal kingdom for Himyar. Nejd or Najd (literally "highland" نجد) is the central region of the Arabian Peninsula. The Himyarite Kingdom or Himyar (in Arabic مملكة حِمْيَر) anciently called Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans They gradually declined After the fall of Himyar in 525 AD The Kindites towns fell under content bedouins raids from Nejd that eventually destroyed the Kindites and they were absorbed into the Nejdi tribal federations. The Kindah (كندة kingdom was a vassal kingdom ruled from Qaryah dhat Kahl (the present-day Qaryat al-Faw) in Central Arabia.
Ancient Arabian and Qahtani tribes that lived in Kahlan
Banu Amela
The Banu Amela were the first South Arabian tribe to settle The Southern part of Mt Lebanon later know as Jabal Amil, possibly as early as the 1st millennium BC. The Banu Amela (Arabic Banū 'Āmela (Arabic بنو عامله) a South Arabian tribe hat migrated from the towns of Bardoun, Yarim, Mayrayama Jabal Amel (جبل عامل is a hilly region in Southern Lebanon named after the Banu 'Amilah tribe
Banu Judham
The Banu Judham dwelt with Lakhmids, Azdis in Syria and later settled Northern Egypt with Lakhmids. The Banu Judham is a Yemeni tribe that emigrated to Syria and Iraq and dwelled with the Azd and Hamdan Kahlani tribes The Lakhmids ( Arabic:) Banu Lakhm ( Arabic:) Muntherids ( Arabic:) were a group of Arab Christians who lived in The Azd or Al Azd, are an Arabian tribe They were a branch of the Kahlan tribe which was one of the two branches of Qahtan the other being Himyar They were a Qahtani Yemeni tribe in alliance with the Kahlan tribes. Qahtani (قحطان transliterated: Qahtan refers to al Aribah' or the Semites who inhabited Yemen.
Sakasic
The Sakasic were a Himyarite tribe that settled Northern Egypt around 3rd century AD. Zagazig ( Zakazik, Arabic الزقازيق az-Zaqāzīq colloquial zaʔaziːʔ or zaɡaziːɡ is a town of Lower Egypt, in the eastern part The Himyarite Kingdom or Himyar (in Arabic مملكة حِمْيَر) anciently called Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans They settled the ancient town of Bubastis in Egypt giving it its modern name Zaqaziq
Banu Quda'a
The Banu Quda'a were a Himyarite tribe that was exiled from Yemen following the trials of the Lakhmids and they settled The Southern part of the Lakhmid Kingdom in the Samawa region. Bubastis ( Greek:, Herod ii 59 137 or, Strabo xvii p 805 Diodorus xvi Zagazig ( Zakazik, Arabic الزقازيق az-Zaqāzīq colloquial zaʔaziːʔ or zaɡaziːɡ is a town of Lower Egypt, in the eastern part The Banu Quda'a were a Yemeni Arab tribe that was exiled from Yemen following the trials of the Lakhmids and they settled the southern part of the Lakhmid The Himyarite Kingdom or Himyar (in Arabic مملكة حِمْيَر) anciently called Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans Samawah or As Samawah ( Arabic language:السماوة) is a city in Iraq, 280 kilometres (174 mi southeast of Baghdad.
Sources
- Almaqhafi, Awwad: Qabayl Wa Biton Al-Arab
- Almsaodi, Abdulaziz; Tarikh Qabayl Al-Arab
- TheArabHistory. Com, Website
- History Ibn Khaldoun
- History Ibn al-Athir
- History Ibn Hisham
- History Al-Hamdani
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