Yashiʽ (Arabic: يشيع Yashī‘), also called Bayt Yashiʽ, is a small town in Khamir District of 'Amran Governorate, Yemen.[1] It is located 9 km northwest of Hamidah,[2] beyond the northern end of Jabal Iyal Yazid.[3] It has historically been part of Bani ʽAbd territory.[2]
Yashiʽ
يشيع | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Yashiʽ Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 15°53′24″N 43°54′55″E / 15.88992°N 43.91526°E[1] | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Amran |
| District | Khamir |
| Elevation | 8,566 ft (2,611 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Name and history
editAccording to the 10th-century writer al-Hamdani, Yashiʽ (which he calls Qasr Yashiʽ)[2] is named after one Yashīʽ b. Riyām b. Nahafān, of the tribe of Hamdan.[3] Yashiʽ has been inhabited since pre-Islamic times, and its ancient ruins are still visible.[3] The Sirat of al-Abbasi mentions Yashiʽ three times; in one episode, the first Imam of Yemen, al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya, traveled to Yashiʽ in 286 AH (899-900 CE) to meet with the sheikhs of nearby al-ʽAsum.[2] He chastised them for their supposed licentious behavior, and they repented and pledged their support for al-Hadi's rule.[2][note 1]
Notes
edit- ^ This incident is also recorded in the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya ibn al-Husayn, but the Ghayat erroneously says it took place at Huth instead.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Geonames.org. Yashī'". Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f 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. 117–8, 123–4. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Wilson, Robert T.O. (1989). Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen. Germany: Georg Olms AG. p. 343. ISBN 9783487091952. Retrieved 22 February 2021.