Umara al-Yamani
عمارة اليمني
c. April 1174 CE · 2 Ramadan 569 AH
The Yemeni poet at Saladin's Cairo — his praise of Yemen fired Turanshah's appetite for the 569 conquest ('I sent his brother far to Yemen lest he take his place'); then a pillar of the Fatimid-restoration plot with its Frankish collusion, betrayed by the informer Ibn Naja and crucified 2 Ramadan 569 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Poet
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Egypt & Nile · Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Umara ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Yamani, a poet who was in Egypt. Salah al-Din had him crucified on the second of Ramadan in the year 569 AH 2.
Mention of Yemen
Ibn al-Athir reports that he used to make a good impression on Turanshah, describing the lands of Yemen to him, and that this increased his desire for it 2.
The plot
He became one of the pillars of a plot to restore the Alid state, in which it was resolved to summon the Franks. Zayn al-Din Ali ibn Naja uncovered it to Salah al-Din, who arrested the leaders and crucified them, and Umara was among them. See the plot to restore the Fatimid state 2.
Connections
- Participated in
- مؤامرة إعادة الدعوة العبيدية وصلب أصحابها
People and things also explored
The Sicilian assault on Alexandria (569 AH)· صلاح الدين يوسف بن أيوب الملك الناصر· Zayn al-Din Ali ibn Naja· مؤامرة إعادة الدعوة العبيدية وصلب أصحابها
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 52-54
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.52-54
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Umara al-Yamani”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/umara-al-yamani/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.