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Ancient Bahrain Dilmun Tylos and Mishmahig Awal Historical region Islam in Bahrain Al-Ala'a Al-Hadrami Qarmatians Usfurid dynasty Jarwanid dynasty Jabrid dynasty Portuguese occupation Muqrin ibn Zamil Antonio Correia Safavid hegemony (1602-1717) 1717 Oman invasion of Bahrain Al Khalifa and
the British Protectorate1783 Al Khalifa invasion of Bahrain Perpetual Truce of Peace
and Friendship (1861)First Oil Well (1932) 20th Century Bahrain National Union Committee March 1965 Intifada State Security Law era 1981 coup d'état attempt 1990s Uprising 2011 Uprising Topical Military history of Bahrain Timeline of Bahrain history The Usfurids were an Arab dynasty that in 1253 gained control of eastern Arabia, including the islands of Bahrain, They were a branch of the Banu Uqayl tribe of the Banu Amir group, and are named after the dynasty’s founder, Usfur ibn Rashid. They were initially allies of the Qarmatians and their successors, the Uyunids, but eventually overthrew the latter and seized power themselves[1]. The Usfurids' takeover came after Uyunid power had been weakened by invasion in 1235 by the Salgharid Atabeg of Fars.
The Usfurids had an uneasy relationship with the main regional power at the time, the Persian princes in Hormuz, who took control of Bahrain and Qatif in 1320. However, the Hormuzi rulers did not seem to have firm control of the islands, and during the 14th century Bahrain was disputed as numerous neighbours sought tribute from the wealth accumulated from its pearl fisheries. It the 15th century another branch of the Banu Amir emerged, the Jabrids, who built a more stable polity in eastern Arabia[2].
See also
- History of Bahrain: 10th-16th Centuries
- Jarwanid dynasty
- Uqaylid Dynasty
- Mirdasids
- Kalbids
- Banu 'Amir
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