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Abbasid Caliphate
third Islamic caliphate (750–1258)
Umayyad dynasty
Arab Hijaz dynasty
House of Saud
royal family of Saudi Arabia
Aghlabids
dynasty
Abbasids
Muslim Hijaz dynasty
Idrisid dynasty
Arab Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of present-day Morocco and parts of western Algeria
Ghassanids
The Ghassanids, also known as the Jafnids, were an Arab Christian tribal confederation that migrated from South Arabia to the Levant in the 3rd century AD. There, they became clients of the Roman Empire, serving as foederati responsible for defending the eastern frontier of the empire against Bedouin raids and rival powers.
Hashemites
The Hashemites (), officially the House of Hashim, are the royal family of Jordan, which they have ruled since 1921, and were the royal family of the kingdoms of Hejaz (1916–1925), Syria (1920), and Iraq (1921–1958). The family had ruled the city of Mecca continuously from the 10th century, frequently as vassals of outside powers, and ruled the thrones of the Hejaz, Syria, Iraq, and Jordan following their World War I alliance with the British Empire.
Nasrid dynasty
dynasty
Saadi dynasty
ruling dynasty (1549-1659)
Lakhmids
ancient Arab monarchy
'Alawi dynasty
ruling dynasty of Morocco since 1666
Senussi
The Sanusi order or Sanusiyyah () are a Muslim political-religious Sufi order (tariqa) in Libya and North Africa founded in Mecca in 1837 by Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi.
Hamdanid dynasty
Shia Islamic state in northern Mesopotamia and Syria from 890 to 1004
Sayyid dynasty
fourth dynasty in Delhi Sultanate
Abbadid dynasty
Arab Muslim Dynasty
House of Khalifa
royal family of Bahrain
House of Thani
ruling dynasty of Qatar
Fatimids
Ismaili caliphal dynasty
Al Rashid
dynasty
Al Maktoum
ruling family of Dubai, and one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; branch of the Bani Yas clan
House of Al Sabah
dynasty
Al Bu Said dynasty
current ruling family of Oman and former ruling family of Zanzibar
Kalbids
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Kathiri Sultanate
Kathiri, also known as the Kathiri sultanate (), and officially as the Kathiri State of Seiyun, was a sultanate in the Hadhramaut region of the southern Arabian Peninsula, in what is now part of Yemen and the Dhofar Governorate of Oman. It was established in 1379 and ruled Hadhramaut from Dhofar in the east to Sharura in the Empty Quarter in the north and Ain Bamabd in the south.
Rawadid dynasty
Arab dynasty ruling the regions of Azerbaijan and Armenia (955–1071)
Rasulid dynasty
Yemeni Muslim Dynasty
Uqaylid dynasty
Arab dynasty from 990 to 1096
House of Nahyan
royal family in the United Arab Emirates
Alids of Tabaristan, Daylam and Gilan
Iranian dynasty
Hammudid dynasty
dynasty
Emirate of Nekor
emirate centered in the Rif area of present-day Morocco (710-1019)
Chehab family
Arab political family (1697–1842)
Taifa of Córdoba
emirates of Al-Andalus
Qedarite
The Qedarites () were an ancient Arab tribal confederation centred in their capital Dumat al-Jandal in the present-day Saudi Arabian province of Al-Jawf. Attested from the 9th century BC, the Qedarites formed a powerful polity which expanded its territory throughout the 9th to 7th centuries BC to cover a large area in northern Arabia stretching from Transjordan in the west to the western borders of Babylonia in the east, before later consolidating into a kingdom that stretched from the eastern limits of the Nile Delta in the west till Transjordan in the east and covered much of southern Judea
Al Qasimi
Royal family
Banu Hud
Arab dynasty
Mirdasid dynasty
dynasty
Taifa of Murcia
1011-1078
Kingdom of Shirvan
The Shirvanshahs (singular: Shirvanshah, from Persian , ) were the rulers of Shirvan (in present-day Azerbaijan) from 861 to 1538. Their realm was referred to as the Kingdom of Shirvan (; ) in writings completed during or shortly after its existence. The first ruling line were the Yazidids, an originally Arab and later Persianized dynasty, who became known as the Kasranids (also referred to as the Khaqanids). The second ruling line were the Darbandids, distant relatives of the Yazidids/Kasranids.
Taifa of Málaga
historical Muslim taifa kingdom in Spain (1026–1239)
Muhallabids
The Muhallabids () or the Muhallabid dynasty were an Arab family who became prominent in the middle Umayyad Caliphate and reached its greatest eminence during the early Abbasids, when members of the family ruled Basra and Ifriqiya.
Banu Tujib
arab tribe
Sulayhid dynasty
11th-12th century Islamic dynasty in Yemen
Ziyadid dynasty
dynasty
Dulafid dynasty
Taifa of Niebla
medieval emirate in Portugal and Spain
Taifa of Saltés and Huelva
Medieval Arab kingdom of the11th century
Tahirid Sultanate
former Arab Muslim dynasty
Emesene dynasty
Roman client kingdom based in the Levant
Banu Kanz
An Arab Najdi emirate that existed between Egypt and Sudan between (943-1365)
Banu Ukhaidhir
A Shiite state in the Najd region of the Arabian Peninsula
Numayrid dynasty
Arab dynasty circa 990-1081
Yaruba dynasty
thumb|Yarubids at their founding in 1625 The Yarubid dynasty (also '''Ya'ariba or Ya'arubi'''; ) were rulers of Oman between 1624 and 1742, holding the title of Imam. They expelled the Portuguese from coastal strongholds in Muscat and united the country. They improved agriculture, expanded trade and built up Oman into a major maritime power. Their forces expelled the Portuguese from East Africa and established long-lasting settlements on Zanzibar, Mombasa and other parts of the coast. The dynasty lost power during a succession struggle that started in 1712 and fell after a prolonged period of
Jarrahids
The Jarrahids () were an Arab dynasty that intermittently ruled Palestine and controlled Transjordan and northern Arabia in the late 10th and early 11th centuries. They were the ruling family of the Tayy tribe, one of the three powerful tribes of Syria at the time; the other two were Kalb and Kilab.
Al Sharqi
ruling royal family of Fujairah
Nabhani dynasty
rulers of Oman between the 12th and 17th century
Mazyadid dynasty
The Yazidids () or Mazyadids (after their ancestor Mazyad al-Shaybani) or Shaybanids (after Banu Shayban), were an Arab family that came to rule over the region of Shirvan (in Azerbaijan) in the mid 9th century. Starting from Haytham ibn Khalid's assumption of the ancient Iranian title of Shirvanshah in 861, they practically broke free of Abbasid control and was therefore out of scope for most chroniclers of the Caliphate.
Jabrids
The Jabrids () or Banu Jabr were an Arab dynasty that ruled all of Arabia except for Hejaz, parts of Oman and Yemen, and expanded into Iran's southern coast, controlling the Strait of Hormuz.
Al Mualla
Royal Family of Umm Al Quwain