Uyunid Emirate
| Uyunid kingdom | |||||
| الدولة العيونية | |||||
| Dynasty | |||||
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.png) The historical region of Bahrain on a 1745 Bellin map.
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| Capital | Al-Hasa, Qatif and Awal | ||||
| Languages | Classical Arabic | ||||
| Religion | Official religion: Islam 
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| Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||
| List of first and last Sheikh | |||||
| • | 1074 (first) | Abdullah bin Ali Al Uyuni | |||
| • | 1239 (last) | Emad Al Deen Mohamad bin Masod | |||
| History | |||||
| • | Established | 1076 | |||
| • | (651 AH), the Bedouin Usfurids brought down the Uyunid dynasty, thereby gaining control over eastern Arabia, including the islands of Bahrain. | 1253 | |||
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| Uyunid Dynasty | |
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| Country | Uyunid Emirate |
| Parent house | Abdul Qays |
| Titles | Emir, Sheikh |
| Founded | 1076 |
| Founder | Abdullah bin Ali Al Uyuni |
| Final ruler | Fadl III ibn Muhammad |
| Dissolution | 1253 |
| Ethnicity | Adnanite Arab |
| Cadet branches | Al Ghardaqa |
The Uyunid Emirate, Uyunid Kingdom or Uyunid State (Arabic: الدولة العيونية), was founded by Abdullah bin Ali Al Uyuni in year 1076-1077. After the tribe seized the country from the Qarmatians with the military assistance of Great Seljuq Empire in the year 1077-1078 AD. The country was mainly Bahrain (historical region) in the east of the Arabian Peninsula.
Under Muhammad b. Ahmad b. Abu'l-Hussin b. Abu Sinan, the Uyunid's territory stretched from Najd to the Syrian desert. Due to the influence of the Uyunid kingdom, Caliph al-Nasir li-Din Allah gave Muhammad b. Ahmad authority to protect the pilgrimage route to Mecca. Muhammad was later murdered by a family member, instigated by his cousin, Gharir b. Shukr b. Ali. In the years 587 – 605 H. Mohammed bin Abi Al-hussain unites Qatif and Al-Hasa.
The country was mainly Bahrain (historical region) in the east of the Arabian Peninsula. It stretched from the south of Basra along the Persian Gulf coast and included the regions of Kuwait, Al-Hasa, Qatif, Qatar, and the Awal Islands, now known as Bahrain, UAE and to the edges of Oman. The Uyunid's territory stretched from Najd to the Syrian desert. Due to the influence of the Uyunid kingdom, Caliph al-Nasir li-Din Allah gave Muhammad b. Ahmad authority to protect the pilgrimage route to Mecca.
The Uyunid dynasty were an Arab dynasty that ruled Uyunid Emirate for almost 200 years, from the 11th to the 13th centuries. They were the remnants of Bani Abdul Qays tribe and seized the country from the Qarmatians with the military assistance of Great Seljuq Empire in the year 1077-1078 AD.
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