Najahid dynasty
Najahid dynasty بنو نجاح | |||||||||
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| 1022–1158 | |||||||||
A coin issued during the reign of the Najahid king Jayyash | |||||||||
| Capital | Zabid | ||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Emirate | ||||||||
| Emir | |||||||||
• 1022−1060 (first) | Najah | ||||||||
• 1133–1158 | Al-Fatiq III | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 1022 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1158 | ||||||||
| Currency | Dinar | ||||||||
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The Najahid dynasty (Arabic: بنو نجاح; Banū Najāḥ) was a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Abyssinian Mamluks that ruled parts of Yemen from 1022-1158 from its capital at Zabīd. Najah would obtain the recognition of the Abbasid Caliph al-Qadir and would be given the honorific title 'al- Mu'ayyad Nasr al-din'. They faced hostilities from the Shia Ismailis Sulayhids who were loyal to the Fatimids. Their last sovereign was killed by Ali ibn Mahdi the Kharijite in 1158.