Polity Najahid Dynasty

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Was a dynasty of Abyssinian origin that founded a Kingdom in the lowlands of Yemen.

Establishment

  • January 1023: Najah founded the Najahid dynasty in 1022.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Tughril I

Expansion during the rule of Tughril I in the Seljuk Empire.

  • January 1054: Between 1053 and 1154 Oman was part of the Seljuk Empire.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1061: Najah lost Aden to the Banu Ma'an Dynasty, only Zabid remained under his possession.
  • January 1063: Hadramawt fell into Sulayhid hands after their capture of Aden in 1062.
  • January 1064: By 1063, the Sulayhids had subjugated Greater Yemen.
  • January 1068: Descendants of Najah murdered Ali al-Sulaihi in 1067 and were able to re-establish the Najahideen dynasty in Zabid.
  • January 1084: The Zurayids were a Yamite Hamdani dynasty based in Yemen in the time between 1083 and 1174.

Disestablishment

  • January 1159: The last ruler of the Najahids was murdered by Mahdids. the Mahdids took over Zabid in 1158.