Editing History of Bahrain (section)

==Uyunid dynasty==
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In 1076–1077, Sheikh [[Abdullah bin Ali Al Uyuni]] seized the country from the [[Qarmatians]] in Bahrain and [[Al-Ahsa Oasis|Al-Hasa]] with the military assistance of [[Great Seljuq Empire]] and founded the Uyunid dynasty and established the Uyunid Emirate.<ref>{{cite book|last=Commins|first=David|title=The Gulf States: A Modern History|year=2012|publisher=I.B. Tauris|isbn=978-1848852785|page=28}}</ref><ref name="C.E. Bosworth, 1996">C.E. Bosworth, ''The New Islamic Dynasties'', (Columbia University Press, 1996), 94–95.</ref> The Uyunid dynasty, ruled [[Bahrain (historical region)|Bahrain]] for 163 years, from the 11th to the 13th centuries.<ref>''A Thirteenth Century Poet from Bahrain'', Safa Khulusi, '''Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies''', 92.</ref><ref name="Safa Khulusi">{{cite book |last=Khulusi |first=Safa |author-link=Safa Khulusi |title=Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies |jstor=41223173 |year=1975 |volume=6 |publisher=[[Archaeopress]] |location=London |page=92}} {{Registration required}}</ref> Their sect is disputed; some sources mention they were Shia, others Sunni. They were the remnants of Bani [[Abdul Qays]] tribe. The state of [[Al-Ahsa Oasis|Al-Hasa]] was the first capital of the [[Uyunid Emirate]]. Then Al-Fadhl, son of Abdullah, transfers his capital to [[Qatif]], then to [[Awal]] (today's state of [[Bahrain]]). In his reign, the state extended to [[Kuwait]]. Then in 513 H. the Capital went back to Qatif. Then in 531 H. Mohammed son of Al Fadhl 1 is assassinated there for the state was divided into two, one in [[Al-Ahsa Oasis|Al-Hasa]] and the other in [[Al-Qatif]].

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, [[Al-Nasir|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.<ref name="Safa Khulusi"/> In the years 587 – 605 H. Mohammed bin Abi Al-hussain unites Qatif and Al-Hasa. The country was ruled by the Uyunid dynasty for 163 years. In 1253 C. Conflicts inside the Uyunid family gave the chance to the Bedouin [[Usfurids]] of [[Banu Uqayl]] to establish their state and destroy the Uyunid State. Thereby gaining control over eastern Arabia, including the islands of Bahrain. The famous poet [[Ali bin al Mugrab Al Uyuni]] is a descendant of the Uyunids.