Qays
people
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division of the Kindah
role in Umayyad dynasty’s decline
- In Umayyad dynasty
…southern (Kalb) and northern (Qays) Arab tribes seriously reduced military power.
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…favoured and indeed used the Qays (North Arabian) tribes. Enmity between the two groups was, therefore, intensified and became an important political factor in Palestine. Pro-Umayyad uprisings were frequent and received Palestinian support. In 840/841 Abū Ḥarb, a Yemenite, unfurled the white banner of the Umayyads and succeeded in recruiting…
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