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Abd Allah ibn Ali al-Uyuni
Abd Allah ibn Ali al-Uyuni was a chief of the Abd al-Qays tribe who founded the Uyunid Emirate of eastern Arabia. In 1076 he rebelled against the Qarmatians of Bahrain and, with the help of a Seljuk army, took al-Ahsa, ending Qarmatian rule there. His dynasty governed al-Ahsa and Qatif for nearly two centuries.
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