At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
The Mazyadid state, of the Banu Mazyad of the Banu Asad, kings of al-Hilla in Iraq. Their domain ran from Baghdad to Basra to Najd. 1
Leading men
Their senior was Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Mazyad, who seized the Dubaysi district. In his lifetime the rule passed to his son Dubays Nur al-Dawla. 1
The height
The state reached its height under his grandson Sadaqa ibn Mansur, who built al-Hilla and took the title King of the Arabs. He was killed in his war with Sultan Muhammad ibn Malik Shah in 501 AH, and their affair died out after his sons. 1
Not covered here
The data give no start date; a second source is needed.
Connections
People and things also explored
Banu Mazyad (the Mazyadids)· Dubays ibn Sadaqa al-Mazyadidi· Sadaqa ibn Mansur al-Mazyadidi, King of the Arabs· Al-Mustarshid's victory over Dubays al-Asadi in 517· The Waqisa Disaster and the Khafaja Interception of the Pilgrims· al-Mustarshid bi'llah al-Fadl ibn al-Mustazhir· السلطان محمد بن ملكشاه· Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Mazyad al-Asadi
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun , p.1078-1086
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Mazyadid dynasty”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/polity/mazyadid-dynasty/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.