The Inalids (the sons of ðnal or Yinal, ) was the name of a small Turkish beylik (principality) which reigned in a small territory around Amid (modern Diyarbakñr in Turkey) between 1098âÂÂ1183.
Melikà Âah, the sultan of the Great Seljuk Empire, died in 1092. After his death, the western provinces of the empire began to disintegrate. In 1095, the governor of the city of Amid (modern Diyarbakñr) was a Turkmen lord () named Sadr. He defeated other Turkmen lords who tried to capture Amid. After his death his son ðnal (Yinal, Inal) declared independence. However, ðnal soon died and during the reign of ðbrahim, the small principality had to accept the suzerainty of its more powerful neighbours; first the Seljuks of Syria, then the Great Seljuk Empire, then the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm (1105) and finally the Sökmenli (Ahlatshahs) (1109).
During the reign of Ilaldñ, the beylik of InaloÃÂullarñ was able to recover. He conquered some territory from the Sökmenli and in 1124 he also fought against Ismailism, a religious sect. In 1133 a new and more powerful enemy appeared at the south; the Zangids. Although Zangids defeated Ilaldñ in the battle, they weren't able to capture the city.
After Ilaldñ's death in 1142, the beylik had to accept the suzerainty of the Artukids who captured most of its territory. Moreover, the family of Nisan, once the viziers of the beylik, became the de facto rulers of the beylik. On 9 May 1183, the Artukids who allied with Saladin captured Amid and put an end to the beylik.