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5th-century Arab people

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Abd al-Muttalib
Chief Leader of the Quraysh and grandfather of Muhammad (c.497–578)
Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf
great-grandfather of Muhammad (c. 464–497)
Qusai ibn Kilab
4th century Ruler of Mecca and Leader of Quraysh Tribe
Abd Manaf ibn Qusai
great-great-grandfather of Muhammad
Mavia
Mawiyya (from , in ), also transliterated Mawia, Mawai, or Mawaiy, and sometimes referred to as Mavia of Tanukh) was an Arab queen, who ruled over the Tanukhids, a confederation of semi-nomadic Arabs, in southern Syria, in the latter half of the fourth century. She led her troops in a rebellion against Valens, riding at the head of her army into Phoenicia and Palestine. After she reached the frontiers of Egypt and repeatedly defeated the Roman army, the Romans finally made a truce with her on conditions she stipulated. Following her victory, Mawiyya was powerful enough to be able to dictate t
Malchus
Byzantine historian
Harith Ibn Hilliza Ul-Yashkuri
Arabian poet
Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf
prominent Quraysh tribesman of Mecca
Salma bint Amr
Great-grandmother of Islamic prophet Muhammad
Laila bint Lukaiz
Arabic poet
Asad ibn Hashim
Ancestor of Sahabah
Elias of Jerusalem
Patriarch of Jerusalem
Abu Karib
himyarite King of Yemen (375–440 CE)
Al-Mundhir I ibn al-Nu'man
king
Theodora of Emesa
5th–6th-century Neoplatonist based in Alexandria
Al-Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf
Ancestor of Ubaydah ibn al-Harith, a sahabi of Muhammad
Abd-al-Dar ibn Qusai
progenitor of Banu Abd-al-dar
Al-Nu'man II ibn al-Aswad
Tenth Lakhmid king (497–503)
Al-Nu'man I ibn Imru' al-Qays
king
Sumra bint Jundab
First wife of Abd al-Muttalib, grandfather of Muhammad
Hubba bint Hulail
great-great-great-grandmother of Islamic prophet Muhammad
Atikah bint Murrah
ancestor of Muhammad, Hawazin heiress
Zuhrah ibn Kilab
ancestor of Muhammad
Mumanna'a bint 'Amr
a wife of Abd al-Muttalib, grandfather of Muhammad
Salīhids
The Salīḥids (), also known simply as Salīḥ or by their royal house, the Zokomids (Arabic: Ḍajaʿima) were the dominant Arab foederati of the Byzantine Empire in the 5th century. They succeeded the Tanukhids, who were dominant in the 4th century, and were in turn defeated and replaced by the Ghassanids in the early 6th century.
Abd-al-Uzza ibn Qusai
Qusai ibn Kilab's son