Khaywan (Arabic: خيوان, romanized: Khaywān) is an old town and corresponding 'uzlah in Huth District of Amran Governorate, Yemen.
Khaywan
خيان | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Khaywan Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 16°16′47″N 44°03′57″E / 16.27978°N 44.06591°E[1] | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Amran |
| District | Huth |
| Elevation | 5,344 ft (1,629 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
History
editKhaywan is an ancient settlement, attested in pre-Islamic inscriptions. According to Ibn al-Kalbi, in pre-Islamic times, the god Ya'uq was worshipped here. Early medieval texts indicate that Khaywan was an important stopping place on the pilgrimage route from Sanaa to Mecca at the time.[2] It was the third stage on that route, after Raydah and Athafit.[3] The 9th-century writer Ya'qubi listed Khaywan as one of the 84 mikhlafs of Yemen.[4] The 10th-century writer al-Hamdani described Khaywan as the main settlement of the Hashid tribe, and named after one Malik b. Zayd, who was also called Khaywan and was a descendant of Hashid. It declined later on, perhaps due to the rise of nearby Huth, and is mentioned less frequently in later texts.[2][3]
In the year 286 AH (899-900 CE), Khaywan was the site of a major rebellion against Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya, the Imam of Yemen. The rebellion was led by one Ibn al-Dahhak (presumably to be identified with Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Muhammad), who led a nighttime attack on Khaywan after al-Hadi had left for Athafit, while his son Abu'l-Qasim had stayed behind. This led to a battle on Sunday, 15 Sha'ban, where al-Hadi fought personally on foot. The rebels were defeated, and al-Hadi had their houses and vineyards destroyed, but Ibn al-Dahhak himself managed to escape capture.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Geonames.org. Khaywān". Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ a b Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. pp. 8, 159. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Eagle, A.B.D.R. (1990). Ghayat al-amani and the life and times of al-Hadi Yahya b. al-Husayn: an introduction, newly edited text and translation with detailed annotation. Durham University. pp. 107–8, 118, 126–7. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ al-Ya'qubi, Ibn Wadih (2017). Gordon, Matthew S.; Robinson, Chase F.; Rowson, Everett K.; Fishbein, Michael (eds.). The Works of Ibn Wāḍiḥ al-Yaʿqūbī (Volume 1): An English Translation. Brill. p. 154. ISBN 978-9004364141. Retrieved 5 February 2021.