Bayt ʽUqab ( ar, بيت عقب ) is a village in
Sanhan District
Sanhan and Bani Bahlul District ( ar, مديرية سنحان وبني بهلول, Sanḥān and Bani Bahlul) is a district of the Sana'a Governorate, Yemen
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of
Sanaa Governorate,
Yemen
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.
History
Bayt ʽUqab first appears in historical sources in the year 903 (290
AH).
In April or May of that year, the
Al Tarif general
Ibrahim ibn Khalaf camped at Bayt ʽUqab during a campaign against
al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya, the first
Imam of Yemen
The Imams of Yemen, later also titled the Kings of Yemen, were religiously consecrated leaders belonging to the Zaidiyyah branch of Shia Islam. They established a blend of religious and temporal-political rule in parts of Yemen from 897. Their i ...
.
The two armies fought a battle at
Bayt Hadir
Bayt Hadir ( ar, بيت حاضر ) is a village in Sanhan District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. It is located 13 km east-southeast of Sanaa.
History
Bayt Hadir was the site of a battle in April or May of 902 (290 AH), between al-Hadi ila ...
, 5 km west-southwest of Bayt ʽUqab; the Al Tarif were defeated and had to retreat.
References
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Villages in Sanaa Governorate