page_title: Kindah
hierarchical_section_title: Kindah
caption_attribution_description: English: Pergamon Museum ( Berlin ). Exhibition "Roads of Arabia": Head of a man ( 1st century BC ), cast bronze, H. 40 cm, from Qaryat al-Faw ( Department of Archaeology Museum, King Saud University, Riyadh ). Deutsch: Pergamon Museum ( Berlin ). Ausstellung "Roads of Arabia": Männerkopf ( 1.Jhdt. v.Chr. ), Bronzeguss, H. 40 cm, aus Qaryat al-Faw ( Department of Archaeology Museum, King Saud University, Riyadh ).
context_page_description: Kindah was a tribal kingdom in central Arabia established by the Kindah tribe which emigrated from its homeland in Yemen. The tribe's existence dates back to the 2nd century BCE. The Kindites established a kingdom in central Arabia which was unlike those of Yemen that were more centralized; its kings exercised an influence over a number of associated tribes, more by personal prestige than by coercive settled authority. Their first capital was Qaryat Dhāt Kāhil, today known as Qaryat al-Fāw.
  The Kindites were polytheistic until the 6th century CE, with evidence of rituals dedicated to the deities Athtar and Kāhil found in their ancient capital in south-central Arabia. There is a strong archaeological evidence that they were among the tribes in Dhū Nuwās' forces during the Jewish king's attempt to suppress Christianity in Yemen. They converted to Islam in mid 7th century CE and played a crucial role during the Muslim conquests of their region, although some sub-tribes were declared apostates during the false prophet wars after the death of Muhammad. Most of the tribes adopted Wahhabism after the rise of the House of Saud.
context_section_description: Kindah (Arabic: كِنْدَة‎) was a tribal kingdom in central Arabia established by the Kindah tribe which emigrated from its homeland in Yemen. The tribe's existence dates back to the 2nd century BCE. The Kindites established a kingdom in central Arabia which was unlike those of Yemen that were more centralized; its kings exercised an influence over a number of associated tribes, more by personal prestige than by coercive settled authority. Their first capital was Qaryat Dhāt Kāhil, today known as Qaryat al-Fāw.
  The Kindites were polytheistic until the 6th century CE, with evidence of rituals dedicated to the deities Athtar and Kāhil found in their ancient capital in south-central Arabia (present day Saudi Arabia). There is a strong archaeological evidence that they were among the tribes in Dhū Nuwās' forces during the Jewish king's attempt to suppress Christianity in Yemen. They converted to Islam in mid 7th century CE and played a crucial role during the Muslim conquests of their region, although some sub-tribes were declared apostates during the false prophet wars after the death of Muhammad. Most of the tribes adopted Wahhabism after the rise of the House of Saud.
caption: Head of a man from Qaryat al-Faw (1st century BC)
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