BANU JUDHAM

The Banu Judham is a Yemeni tribe that emigrated to Syria and Iraq and dwelled with the Azd and Hamdan Kahlani tribes. Most Arab genealogists are not sure if they are a Kahlani or a Himyarite tribe.

Contents
Settling in Syria and Egypt
After the Batle of Yarmuk
Alliance with the Kalbids
Refrences

Settling in Syria and Egypt


The Judham tribe its self claimed Yemeni origin. They maintained an alliance with the Kalbid and Azdi tribes in the Ghassanid kingdom, they mainly settled Amman, Jabal Amel, Northern Egypt and Tabuk.

After the Batle of Yarmuk


At the time of the battle of Yarmuk 636AD, they were combined to the Ghassanid columns that defected to the muslims. Most the tribe converted to Islam and eventually broke off the alliance with the Ghassanids, along wth the Kalbids they played an important role in the Islamization of Syria.

Alliance with the Kalbids


They were allies to the Ummayids, supporting the Kalb tribe against that of Kays.
Their alliance with the Kalbids will cost them dearly. The Kaysi tribes will gain more power after the fall of Ummayids and the raise of their new allies in Baghdad (the Abbasids) this leaded to a series of revenge wars that extended until the 18th century.

Refrences


Almaqhafi, Awwad: ''Qabayl Wa Biton Al-Arab''

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