Athbaj
الأثبج
The Athbaj of the Hilal ibn Amir branches; of them Siraj by Barqa and Iyadh at Jabal al-Qal'a — their bands settled the Zab's villages over the earlier Zanata and conquest folk until all the Zab's people bore their name, of them the Banu Muzni amirs of Biskra, the first of Hilal's divisions to win a homeland in Ifriqiya and the most village-settled.
At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
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Overview
Al-Athbaj is a branch of Banu Hilal ibn Amir. 1
Some of them settled in Barqa, and Iyad settled at the Mountain of the Fortress. Their Ifriqiya branches settled the villages of al-Zab, among those who were there before them from the Zanata and the forerunners of the conquest, and the people of al-Zab became known through them. Among them were the Banu Muzni, the emirs of Biskra. 1
They were the first of the Hilali peoples to settle in Ifriqiya, and the most settled in villages. 1
Connections
- Part of
- Banu Hilal
People and things also explored
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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islam.museum contributors. “Athbaj”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/athbaj-arabs/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.