Wudayy ibn Jammaz

Wudayy ibn Jammaz was one of the twelve sons of Jammaz ibn Shihah, long-ruling emir of Medina from the Banu Muhanna, descendants of the Prophet through Husayn. The quarrel over his father's inheritance shaped his life.

Around 1301 he opposed the succession of the chosen heir, Mansur. Cairo had by then claimed the right to appoint Medina's emir, and Wudayy seized the city by force in 1316/7 and again in 1326/7.

He was acknowledged as co-emir in 1335 and from 1336 ruled as sole emir until his death in 1342/3. His rule was one of the few breaks in the hold of Mansur's descendants, who retook the emirate after him.