Sulayhid dynasty

11th-12th century Islamic dynasty in Yemen Sulayhid dynastyبَنُو صُلَيْح (in Arabic)1047–1138Capital Sana'a Jibla Common languagesArabicReligion Ismaili Shia IslamGovernmentSultanateSultan • 1047–1066 (first) Ali al-Sulayhi• 1067/1081–1086 Al-Mukarram Ahmad• 1086–1138 Arwa al-Sulayhi Historical eraEarly Middle Ages• Established 1047• Disestablished 1138 CurrencyDinar Preceded by Succeeded by Najahids Rassids Zurayids Hamdanids (Yemen) Najahids Sulaymanids Part of a series on theHistory of Yemen Timeline Ancient history Kingdom of Awsan (c. 800 – c. 700 BC) Kingdom of Saba' (c. 1200 – c. 275 CE) Kingdom of Ḥaḑramawt (c. 1000 – c. 290 BCE) Kingdom of Qatabān (c. 1000 – c. 200 AD) Kingdom of Ma'in (c. 600 – c. 150 BCE) Kingdom of Ḥimyar (c. 110 – c. 525 CE) Axumite Yemen (c. 517 – c. 570 ) Sasanian Yemen (c. 570 – c. 630 ) Islamic history First Islamic state (c. 622 – c. 632) Rashidun Caliphate Umayyad Caliphate Abbasid Caliphate Ziyadid dynasty Najahid dynasty Sulayhid dynasty Zurayids (266–316) Hamdanids (304–439) Mahdids (304–439) Ayyubid dynasty Rasulid dynasty Tahirid state (266–316) Kathiri State (304–439) Modern h