Usfurids
Sign in to saveThe 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.
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- replaces
- Uyunid Emirate
- replaced by
- Jarwanid dynasty
- inception
- 1232-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1392-00-00
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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.
== Name == The dynasty is named after its founder, ʿUṣfūr bin Rāshid (). The name ʿUṣfūr () means small bird.
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