▁Ham dan id ▁dynast y ▁( 8 9 0 – 1 0 0 4 ), ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Ban u ▁Tag h lib ▁tribe , ▁represented ▁the ▁new - found ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁Bed ou in , ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁ 1 4 th - century ▁historian ▁I bn ▁Kh ald un , ▁they ▁commanded ▁the ▁sub ser vi ence ▁of ▁all ▁Bed ou in ▁tribes ▁in ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁ste ppe ▁and ▁Upper ▁Mes op ot am ia . ▁Other ▁trib al ▁dynast ies ▁that ▁emer ged ▁in ▁this ▁region ▁before ▁or ▁after ▁the ▁he yd ay ▁of ▁the ▁Ham dan ids ▁included ▁the ▁U q ay l ids ▁( 9 9 0 – 1 0 9 6 ), ▁Num ay rid s ▁( 9 9 0 – 1 0 8 1 ), ▁the ▁Ban u ▁As ad ▁and ▁Ban u ▁Kh af aja . ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Jar rah ids ▁( 9 7 0 s – mid ▁ 1 1 th ▁century ) ▁of ▁Ban u ▁T ay y ▁and ▁the ▁M ird as ids ▁( 1 0 2 4 – 1 0 8 0 ) ▁of ▁Ban u ▁Kil ab ▁domin ated ▁southern ▁and ▁northern ▁Sy ria , ▁respectively , ▁first ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁Q arm ati ans , ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁nom inal ▁partners ▁of ▁the ▁F at im ids , ▁who ▁ruled ▁Sy ria ▁between ▁ 9 7 7 ▁and ▁ 1 0 7 1 . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of