Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
The Mirdasid state of the Banu Salih ibn Mirdas, of the Banu Kilab ibn Amir ibn Sa'sa'a, in Aleppo and the lands between it and Ana. 1
Beginning
It was begun by Salih ibn Mirdas with the kingship of al-Rahba. Then he took Aleppo from the hands of Ibn Sha'ban al-Kutami in 424 AH. His rule then extended from Baalbek to Ana. 1
The caliphs
Salih died in 429 AH, and his sons Nasr (Shibl al-Dawla) and Thumal held power in turn, until their state died out with the rise of the Seljuk kings in Syria. 1
Connections
- Founded by
- صالح بن مرداس أسد الدولة الكلابي
People and things also explored
The battle of al-Uqhuwana and the killing of Salih ibn Mirdas· Anushtakin al-Dizbiri· صالح بن مرداس أسد الدولة الكلابي
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun , p.1074-1075
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Mirdasid dynasty”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/polity/mirdasid-dynasty/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-19.