Banu Uqayl

Famous Umayyad Arab poet who was renowned for her poetry, eloquence, strong personality as well as her beauty

ancient Arab tribe

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.

8th-century Umayyad general and governor

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.

10th century Arab leader

rebel leader of caliph Al-Ma'mun's era

conflict between Qarmatians and Fatimids

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.