The Banu Yashkur () is an Arab tribe belonging to the larger Banu Bakr ibn Wa'il tribe. The tribe is originally from

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and had control over this region in the pre-Islamic period.

Ancestry

The tribe descended from Yashkur ibn Bakr ibn Wa'il ibn Qasit ibn Hanab ibn Afsa ibn Da'mi ibn Jadila ibn Asad ibn

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History

Banu Yashkur practiced farming in al-Yamama. The tribe is said to have been of great power a few generations before the birth of Islam. Being the most dominant tribe among the Rabi'ah tribes, and was led by a man named al-Harith ibn 'Anaz ibn Ghanem. After Islam, the tribe became less prominent. Banu Yashkur participated in many battles and events, most notably the

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Notable members

* Al-Harith ibn Hilliza al-Yashkuri, author of one of the seven famous pre-Islamic poems known as the ''

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.'' * Al-Munakhal al-Yashkuri, pre-Islamic poet and sailor.

Sources

* Donner, F. M.br>The Bakr B. Wā'il Tribes and Politics in Northeastern Arabia on the Eve of Islam
Brill. * Ibn Hazm
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