Back بنو صليح Arabic Suleyhilər Azerbaijani Sulàyhides Catalan Sulaihiden German صلیحیان Persian Dynastie sulayhide French Dinasti Sulayhiyah ID Сулайхиды Russian Sulayhid Hanedanlığı Turkish Sulayhiylar Uzbek
Sulayhid dynasty بَنُو صُلَيْح (in Arabic) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1047–1138 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Ismaili Shia Islam | ||||||||||||||||
| Government | Sultanate | ||||||||||||||||
| Sultan | |||||||||||||||||
• 1047–1066 (first) | Ali al-Sulayhi | ||||||||||||||||
• 1067/1081–1086 | Al-Mukarram Ahmad | ||||||||||||||||
• 1086–1138 | Arwa al-Sulayhi | ||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Early Middle Ages | ||||||||||||||||
• Established | 1047 | ||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1138 | ||||||||||||||||
| Currency | Dinar | ||||||||||||||||
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The Sulayhid dynasty (Arabic: بَنُو صُلَيْح, romanized: Banū Ṣulayḥ, lit. 'Children of Sulayh') was an Ismaili Shi'ite Arab dynasty established in 1047 by Ali ibn Muhammad al-Sulayhi that ruled most of historical Yemen at its peak. The Sulayhids brought to Yemen peace and a prosperity unknown since Himyaritic times.[1] The regime was confederate with the Cairo-based Fatimid Caliphate, and was a constant enemy of the Rassids - the Zaidi Shi'ite rulers of Yemen throughout its existence.[2] The dynasty ended with Arwa al-Sulayhi affiliating to the Taiyabi Ismaili sect, as opposed to the Hafizi Ismaili sect that the other Ismaili dynasties such as the Zurayids and the Hamdanids adhered to.