Yashiʽ Explained

Yashiʽ
Native Name:يشيع
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Yemen
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Yemen
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Yemen
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Amran
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Khamir
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:Yemen Standard Time
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:15.8899°N 43.9153°W[1]
Elevation M:2611

Yashiʽ (Arabic: يشيع), 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]

Name and history

According 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geonames.org. Yashī. 22 February 2021.
  2. Book: Eagle . A.B.D.R. . 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 . 1990 . Durham University . 117–8, 123–4 . 22 February 2021.
  3. Book: Wilson . Robert T.O. . Gazetteer of Historical North-West Yemen . 1989 . Georg Olms AG . Germany . 343 . 9783487091952 . 22 February 2021.