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Bani Yas

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The Bani Yas (Arabic: بَنُو ياس) is a tribal confederation of Najdi origin[1] in the United Arab Emirates.[2] The tribal coalition, consisting of tribes from Dubai to Khor Al Adaid in southeast Qatar, was called the Bani Yas Coalition (Arabic: حلف بني ياس).[3] The Al Nahyan, a branch of the Al Bu Falah, leads the tribe and is the ruling family of Abu Dhabi.[3][4] the Al Maktoum, a branch of the Al Bu Falasah, is also a member and is the ruling family of Dubai.[5][6] Al Nahyan and Al Maktoum are the most influential in the UAE federal government, and Abu Dhabi and Dubai have the right to veto any federal legislation. The ruler of Abu Dhabi is customarily elected as the president of the UAE, and the ruler of Dubai is traditionally elected as the vice president and prime minister of the UAE.[7]

Bani Yas
بني ياس
Tribal Confederation
EthnicityArab
LocationUnited Arab Emirates
Qatar
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Oman
Descended fromYās bin ‘Amer bin Sa'sa'ah[8]
Population12,000[9]
BranchesAl Bu Falah (Al Nahyan), Al Bu Falasa (Al Maktoum), Qubaisat, Suwaidan, Marar, Rumaithat, Muharba, Al Bu Mahir, Al Bu Umaim, Mishaghin, Al Bu Hamir, Mazari’, Al Balkhail, Hawamel, Halalmah, Sabais, Qamzan, Rawashid, Bani Shukr, Khamara, Duhailat, Arifat, Al Bu Amin, Thamairat, Nuwasir, Qanaisat, Al Sultan, Qasal[10]
LanguageArabic
ReligionIslam

History

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The Bani Yas had close relations with the Dhawahir tribe, which was traditionally at odds with the Na'im and the Bani Ka’ab in Buraimi Oasis.[11]

In 1835, members of the Bani Yas settled Khor Al Adaid in southeastern Qatar.[12]

Branches

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The Bani Yas confederation consisted, at one time or another, of a number of branches,[13] which are:

  1. Al Falasi/Al Bu Falasah (آل بو فلاسه/الفلاسي)
  2. Al Falahi/Al Bu Falah (آل بو فلاح/الفلاحي)
  3. Al Hemairi/Bani Hemair (بني حمير/الحميري)
  4. Al Qubaisi (القبيسات/القبيسي)
  5. Al Mehairbi (المحيربي)
  6. Al Remeithi (الرميثات/الرميثي)
  7. Al Mashghouni (المشغوني)
  8. Al Hameli/Hawamil (الهوامل/الهاملي)
  9. Al Bu Muhair (آل بو مهير/المهيري)
  10. Al Sudan (السودان/السويدي)
  11. Al Qemzi (القمزان/القمزي)
  12. Al Marar (المرر)
  13. Al Mazari (المزاريع/المزروعي )
  14. Al Subousi (السبوسي)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Christopher Davidson's Abu Dhabi Oil and Beyond page 5
  2. ^ Frauke, Heard-Bey. "The Tribal Society of the UAE" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b "The Millennial Legend \ The Bani Yas Alliance". Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  4. ^ "History". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  5. ^ "History of Dubai". DubaiGuru.org. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  6. ^ "History of Dubai". www.dubaionweb.com. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  7. ^ Kasolowsky, Raissa (December 1, 2009). Lyon, Alistair (ed.). "FACTBOX-What is the UAE's political structure?". Reuters.
  8. ^ Heard-Bey, Frauke (1996). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition. Better World Books. London : Longman. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-582-27728-1. OCLC 38355501. However, some Bani Yas claim that the tribe was in the past one with the 'Awāmir and that both descended from 'Amir bin Şa'şa', one of whose sons was called Yās.
  9. ^ Heard-Bey, Frauke (1996). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition. Better World Books. London : Longman. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-582-27728-1. OCLC 38355501. Among the original tribal groups in the UAE, the Bani Yās remain the largest single tribe, although their population has steadily declined since the beginning of the 20th century. Lorimer estimated their population at 12,000, with 2,000 of them being nomadic, although they typically spent the entire year within Abu Dhabi's territory. Of the 10,000 settled Bani Yās, around half resided in the Liwa, 2,800 lived in Abu Dhabi city, about 2,000 were in Dubai, and the rest were scattered across Abu Dhabi's Buraimi oasis villages, the islands, and small coastal and inland settlements. By the early 1950s, the Bani Yās population along the Trucial Coast had dwindled to 8,000, with approximately 1,700 being Bedouin. In the first population census of Abu Dhabi in 1968, only 5,884 Bani Yās were recorded in the emirate.
  10. ^ Heard-Bey, Frauke. From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates: A Society in Transition. London: Motivate. p. 501. ISBN 1860631673. OCLC 64689681.
  11. ^ Motohiro, Ono (March 2011). "Reconsideration of the Meanings of the Tribal Ties in the United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi Emirate in Early ʼ90s" (PDF). Kyoto Bulletin of Islamic Area Studies. 4–1 (2): 25–34.
  12. ^ "'TURKISH JURISDICTION IN THE ISLANDS AND WATERS OF THE PERSIAN GULF, AND ON THE ARAB LITTORAL' [108v] (2/28)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  13. ^ "قبيلة بني ياس". Hakawati.net. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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