Qays Aylan

E713085

Qays Aylan was a major northern Arab tribal confederation in early Islamic history, from which the Banu Hilal and several other prominent tribes descended.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Qays 'Aylan 1
Qays Aylan canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab tribe
tribal confederation
associatedWith Qays–Yaman rivalry
countryOfOrigin Arabian Peninsula
ethnicGroup Arabs
faction Qaysi
genealogicalClassification Adnanite Arabs
hasPart Banu 'Abs
linked to: Banu Abs

Banu 'Adwan
Banu 'Amir
linked to: Banu Amir

Banu 'Uqayl
linked to: Banu Uqayl

Banu Amir ibn Sa'sa'a
linked to: Banu Amir

Banu Ashja'
linked to: Banu Ashja

Banu Bahila
Banu Dhubyan
Banu Fahm
Banu Fazara
Banu Ghani
Banu Hilal
Banu Jusham
Banu Ka'b
Banu Kilab
Banu Murra
Banu Nasr
Banu Sa'd
Banu Sa'd ibn Bakr
linked to: Banu Sa'd

Banu Sulaym
Ghatafan
Hawazin
historicalSignificance important in early Islamic tribal politics
language Arabic
migration some branches migrated to North Africa via Banu Hilal
notableDescendant Banu Ghatafan
Banu Hilal
Banu Sulaym
Hawazin
opposedTo Yaman tribal confederation
partOf North Arabian tribes
linked to: Northern Arabia
politicalAlignment often aligned with Umayyads in tribal conflicts
relativeLocation northern Arabia
linked to: Northern Arabia
religion Islam
role major northern Arab tribal confederation
sourceType early Arabic genealogical literature
subgroupOf Mudar
timePeriod Abbasid period
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate

Umayyad period
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate

early Islamic period
traditionalAncestor Aylan ibn Mudar
linked to: Ilyas ibn Mudar

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Banu Hilal partOf Qays Aylan
Mudhar hasSubgroup Qays 'Aylan
linked to: Qays Aylan