This is an accepted version of this page Ayyār (Arabic: عيار, romanized: ʿayyār, pl.
Ayyârân) refers to a person associated with a class of warriors in Iraq and Iran from the 9th to the 12th centuries.
[1][2][3][4][5] Ayyars were associated with futuwwa, or medieval Islamic organizations located in cities.
'Ayyarun are believed to predate Islam, since they are said to have distinct Iranian customs, and they were active in regions corresponding to the territories of the Sasanian Empire.
For several years (1028–33), al-Burjumi and Ibn al-Mawsili, leaders of the 'ayyarun, ruled the city due to governmental instability.