Banu Yashkur
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| Banu Yashkur بني يشكر | |
|---|---|
| Adnanite Arabs | |
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| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Nisba | Al-Yashkuri (اليشكري) |
| Location | Najd, al-Yamama (in present-day Saudi Arabia) |
| Descended from | Yashkur ibn Bakr ibn Wa'il |
| Religion | Pagan and Christianity, later Islam |
The Banu Yashkur (Arabic: بنو يشكر) is an Arab tribe belonging to the larger Banu Bakr ibn Wa'il tribe. The tribe is originally from Al-Yamama and had control over this region in the pre-Islamic period.
Ancestry[edit]
The tribe descended from Yashkur ibn Bakr ibn Wa'il ibn Qasit ibn Hanab ibn Afsa ibn Da'mi ibn Jadila ibn Asad ibn Rabi'a ibn Nizar ibn Ma'ad ibn Adnan.
History[edit]
Banu Yashkur practiced farming in al-Yamama. The tribe is said to have been of great power a few generations before the birth of Islam. Being the most dominant tribe among the Rabi'ah tribes, and was led by a man named al-Harith ibn 'Anaz ibn Ghanem. After Islam, the tribe became less prominent. Banu Yashkur participated in many battles and events, most notably the Battle of Siffin.
Notable members[edit]
- Al-Harith ibn Hilliza al-Yashkuri, author of one of the seven famous pre-Islamic poems known as the Mu'allaqat.
- Al-Munakhal al-Yashkuri, pre-Islamic poet and sailor.
Sources[edit]
- Donner, F. M. The Bakr B. Wā'il Tribes and Politics in Northeastern Arabia on the Eve of Islam Brill.
- Ibn Hazm. Jamharat Ansab al-'Arab (in Arabic)
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