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Layla al-Akhyaliyya
Famous Umayyad Arab poet who was renowned for her poetry, eloquence, strong personality as well as her beauty
Banu Uqayl
ancient Arab tribe
Al-Muntafiq
Al-Muntafiq () was a large Arab tribal confederation of southern Iraq and Kuwait. The confederation's tribes predominantly settled in Iraq's southern provinces and northern Kuwait.
Ishaq ibn Muslim al-Uqayli
8th-century Umayyad general and governor
Khafaja
Khafaja or Khafajah (, also known as Al-Khafaji and Khafaji) is one of the major Arab tribes (especially in Iraq and Egypt) as well as Saudi Arabia, Syria and Jordan.
Ibn Mulhim
10th century Arab leader
Nasr ibn Shabath al-Uqayli
rebel leader of caliph Al-Ma'mun's era
First Qarmatian invasion of Egypt
conflict between Qarmatians and Fatimids
Usfurids
The Usfurids () were an Arab dynasty that in 1253 gained control of Eastern Arabia, including the islands of Bahrain. They were a branch of Uqaylids who re-migrated to Arabia after the fall of their rule in Syria.