Banu Shayban

Banu Shayban
بنو شيبان
Adnanites
Banner of Banu Shayban
NisbaAl-Shaybani الشيباني
LocationJazira
Descended fromShayban ibn Tha'labah ibn Akaba ibn Saab ibn Ali ibn Bakr ibn Wa'il
ReligionPaganism, later Islam

The Banu Shayban (Arabic: بنو شيبان, romanizedBanū Shaybān) is an Arab tribe, a branch of the Banu Bakr. In pre-Islamic times, they were the most important force of the Banu Bakr tribe in defeating the Persians at the Battle of Dhi Qar.

Throughout the early Islamic era, the tribe was settled chiefly in al-Jazira Province and played an important role in its history.