Banu 'Amir
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Banu 'Amir ibn Sa'sa'ah or Banu 'Amir (Arabic: بنو عامر بن صعصعة) were a large Arab tribal confederation of central and eastern Arabia that dominated Nejd for centuries after the rise of Islam. The tribe is of North Arabian stock, tracing its lineage to Adnan through Hawazin, and its main branches were Uqayl, Kaab, Kilab, and Banu Hilal. Kilab provided auxiliary troops for the Qarmatians in the 10th and 11th centuries, before becoming the most powerful tribe in Nejd after the Qarmatians' demise, while Banu Hilal became famous for their legendary migration to North Africa at around the same time. The modern tribes of Subay', the Suhool, and some sections of Bani Khalid trace their lineage to Banu 'Amir, as well as the Djabrid dynasty that ruled eastern Arabia in the 15th and 16th centuries. Layla Al-'Amiriyya, the object of Qays's love in the great Arabian romance of Layla wal Majnun, belonged to Banu 'Amir.
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