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The Sharifate of Medina or Emirate of Medina was an emirate centred on the Islamic holy city of Medina in the Hejaz.It was established during the dissolution of the Abbasid empire in the mid-tenth century, and was ruled by a series of sharif s of the Banu Muhanna dynasty, descendants of Muhammad via Ali ibn Abi Talib and his son Husayn.
The Sharifate of Mecca (Arabic: شرافة مكة, romanized: Sharāfat Makka) or Emirate of Mecca [1] was a state, non-sovereign for much of its existence, ruled by the Sharif of Mecca. A sharif is a descendant of Hasan ibn Ali , Muhammad 's grandson. [ 2 ]
The Emirate extended its rule beyond Najd and into the Hijaz which culminated with the capture of Medina in April 1804 [19] and Mecca in 1806. [16] In addition to capturing Hijaz he managed to strengthen his authority there. [18] Furthermore, Bahrain and Oman were annexed to the Emirate, and Saud exerted his influence in Yemen. [18]
He also sent a contingent of troops to Medina under the command of his son Ahmad to remove the previous Emir Jammaz ibn Hiba. After Ajlan assumed Emirate, the khatib in Medina was ordered to mention in the sermon first the name of Sultan al-Nasir Faraj, second the name of Hasan ibn Ajlan, and third the name of the Emir of Medina. [12] [13]
Ruled Name Notes 9 July 1833 – 1836 Obeid bin Said bin Rashid al-Falasi : d. 1836 9 July 1833 – 1852 Maktoum bin Butti bin Suhail: d. 1852 1852–1859 Saeed bin Butti
The Ayyubid Emir fled to Yanbu and Rajih assumed the Emirate. When al-Kamil received news of the loss of Mecca, he sent out a large force from Egypt led by Fakhr al-Din ibn al-Shaykh and ordered Sharif Abu Sa'd al-Hasan, Emir of Yanbu, and Sharif Shihah, Emir of Medina, to assist in recapturing Mecca. In Ramadan 629 AH (June/July 1232) Rajih ...
656 - Ali becomes caliph and moves capital from Medina to Kufa. [7] [8] 661 - Umayyad Caliphate established; capital moved from Medina to Damascus. [1] 662 - Marwan ibn al-Hakam becomes Governor of Madina. 683 - Medina sacked by Umayyads. [9] [4] 8th century - Sharia (Islamic law) codified in Medina. [3] 706 - Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz becomes ...
In early Islamic history, the governor of Medina (Arabic: عامل المدينة, romanized: ʿāmil al-Madīnah) was an official who administered the city of Medina and its surrounding territories. During the era of the Rashidun , Umayyad and early Abbasid caliphates, the governor was generally appointed by the caliph , and remained in office ...