At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Overview
The Dajaima, the sons of Dajam ibn Sulayh ibn Hulwan of Qudaa: branches that reached the edges of Syria in the period when the Arabs were in turmoil through the migrations of the tribes. The Romans took them into their service, to keep the Arabs of the desert from mischief and to be a force against the Persians, and they appointed one of them as king. 1 2 3
Their kings and their period
Kingship passed among them over the years. Among their best-known kings was Ziyad ibn al-Habula. Their period is estimated roughly from the early second century CE to its end. 1
The end
Their rule ended after the arrival of the Ghassanids, who overcame the Dajaima in what they held and defeated them, and the Romans then appointed the Ghassanids as kings over the Arabs of Syria. 1 See the Ghassanid kingdom.
For young visitors
The Dajaima were the first Arab kings whom the Romans appointed in Syria. The Ghassanids later defeated them and took their place.
Connections
- Has member
- Ziyad ibn al-Habula
- Part of
- Qudaʾa
- Lived in
- al-Sham (Greater Syria)
- Allied with
- The Byzantine Empire
People and things also explored
Qudaʾa· al-Sham (Greater Syria)· Jafna ibn Amr· The Second Abyssinian Occupation of Yemen· the Plague of 'Amwas (18 AH)· The First Abyssinian Occupation of Yemen· Strife between the Franks and the Armenians· Frankish seaborne raid on the coast and the truce
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.27
- Muhadarat Tarikh al-Umam al-Islamiyya — Muhammad al-Khudari , 1/34
- Tarikh Ard al-Quran — Sulayman al-Nadwi , 2/80-82
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Daja'ima (Banu Salih)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/dajaima/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.