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Tanukh
The Tanûkhids ( ar, التنوخيون, transl=al-Tanūḫiyyūn) or Tanukh ( ar, تنوخ, translit=Tanūḫ) or Banū Tanūkh (, romanized as: ) were a confederation of Arab tribes, sometimes characterized as Saracens. They first rose to prominence in northern Arabia and southern Syria in the 2nd century CE. Both Lakhmid and Tanukhid inscriptions have been found at Umm el-Jimal in Jordan and Namara in Syria. The ancient Tanukh tribal confederation was largely taken over by several branches of the large Azd and Quda'a tribes. Their main base during the time of their most famous ruler, Queen Mavia, was in Aleppo. During the 8th and 9th centuries, the Tanukhid strongholds were the cities of Qinnasrin and Maarat al-Numan. History In the late 2nd century, a branch of the tribe of Azd, from Southern Arabia, migrated to al-Hasa where Tanukhids were settling. The Azdies allied with the Tanukhids, becoming part of the confederation. The two sheikhs (tribal leaders) gave up the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Queen Mavia
Mavia ( ar, ماوية, ''Māwiyya''; also transliterated Mawia, Mawai, or Mawaiy, and sometimes referred to as Mania) was an Arab warrior-queen, who ruled over the Tanukhids, a confederation of semi-nomadic Arabs, in southern Syria, in the latter half of the fourth century.Shahid, ''Byzantium and the Arabs'', p. 141. She led her troops in a rebellion against late Roman rule, riding at the head of her army into Phoenicia and Palestine. After she reached the frontiers of Egypt and repeatedly defeated the Roman army, the Romans finally made a truce with her on conditions she stipulated.Jensen, 1996, pp. 73-75. The Romans later called upon her for assistance when being attacked by the Goths, to which she responded by sending a force of cavalry. Considered to be "the most powerful woman in the late antique Arabia after Zenobia"Bowersock et al., 1999, p. 569. much of what is known about Mavia comes from early, almost contemporaneous accounts, such as the writings of Rufinus, thou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |