Zurayids
The Zurayids (بنو زريع, Banū Zuraiʿ), were a Yamite Hamdani dynasty based in Yemen in the time between 1083 and 1174. The centre of its power was Aden. The Zurayids suffered the same fate as the Hamdanid sultans, the Sulaymanids and the Mahdids, since their lands were taken over by the Ayyubids, and they themselves were liquidated. They were a Shia Ismaili dynasty that followed the Fatimid Caliphs based in Egypt. They were also Hafizi Ismaili as opposed to the Taiyabi Ismaili.
Zurayids بنو زريع Banū Zuraiʿ | |||||||||
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| 1083–1174 | |||||||||
| Capital | Aden | ||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||
| Religion | Hafizi Isma'ilism | ||||||||
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| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 1083 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1174 | ||||||||
| Currency | Dinar | ||||||||
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