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Zirid Dynasty
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Sanhaja Berber dynasty 972-1148
Key facts
- Status
- Vassal state of the Fatimid Caliphate , (972–c. 1048), Nominal vassal of the Abbasid Caliphate , (c. 1048–1148)
- Capital
- 'Ashir , (936–1014), al-Mansuriyya , (972–1057), Mahdia , (1057–1148)
- Common languages
- Berber (primary), Maghrebi Arabic , African Latin , Hebrew
- Religion
- Islam ( Shia Islam , Sunni , Ibadi ), Christianity ( Roman Catholicism ), Judaism
- Government
- Monarchy ( Emirate )
- 973 984
- Buluggin ibn Ziri
- 1121 1148
- Al-Hassan ibn Ali
- Currency
- Dinar
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- historical country
- Languages spoken
- Maghrebi Arabic
- Religion
- Shia Islam
- Participant in
- Mahdia campaign of 1087
- Country
- Sicily
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Mahdia
- Currency
- dinar
- Form of government
- monarchy
- Founded by
- Ziri ibn Manad
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- inception
- 0972-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1148-00-00
- topic's main category
- Category:Zirid dynasty
- replaces
- Fatimid Caliphate
- ethnic group
- Berbers
- Commons category
- Zirid dynasty
- P11012
- Robert Elliott Speer
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Encyclopedic overview
The Zirid dynasty (Arabic: الزيريون, romanized: az-zīriyyūn), also known as the Banu Ziri (Arabic: بنو زيري, romanized: banū zīrī), was a Sanhaja Berber dynasty from what is now Algeria which ruled the central Maghreb from 972 to 1014 and Ifriqiya (eastern Maghreb) from 972 to 1148.
Descendants of Ziri ibn Manad, a military leader of the Fatimid Caliphate and the eponymous founder of the dynasty, the Zirids were emirs who ruled in the name of the Fatimids. The Zirids gradually established their autonomy in Ifriqiya through military conquest until officially breaking with the Fatimids in the mid-11th century. The rule of the Zirid emirs opened the way to a period in North African history where political power was held by Berber dynasties such as the Almoravid dynasty, Almohad Caliphate, Zayyanid dynasty, Marinid Sultanate and Hafsid dynasty.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zirid Dynasty” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.