Topic summary
Rawadids
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Rawwadid dynasty.
Origin
The majority scholars hold that Rawadids were originally of Azdi Arab ancestry, arriving in the region in the mid 8th century, but they had become Kurdicized by the late 10th century (Kasravi, Bosworth, W. Madelung, J. Boris) and began to use Kurdish forms like Mamlan for Muhammad and Ahmadil for Ahmad as their names. The local poet Qatran Tabrizi (d. c. 465/1072), praised them for their Arab ancestry. Rawwadid ruler Wahsudan bin Mamlan also acknowledged his mixed Arab and Iranian descent