Rasulid dynasty
Rasulid dynasty | |||||||||||
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| 1229–1454 | |||||||||||
Rasulid Kingdom around 1264 AD | |||||||||||
| Capital | Zabid | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||||
| Government | Sultanate | ||||||||||
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| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Established | 1229 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1454 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Dinar | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Yemen Oman Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||
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The Rasulid dynasty or Rasulids (Arabic: بنو رسول, romanized: Banū Rasūl) were a Sunni Yemeni dynasty who ruled Yemen from 1229 to 1454. Generally seen as Oghuz Turkic in origin, their chronicles claimed Arab Ghassanid descent.