Banu Muzni, amirs of Biskra
بنو مزني أمراء بسكرة
Banu Muzni, amirs of Biskra and the Zab country; of Banu Jari ibn Ulwan of the Athbaj by the genealogists Ibn Khaldun cites, who settled the Zab villages over the earlier Zanata and conquest-era inhabitants and shared sweet and bitter with them, their grandees organised as lords of the shura council — among their amirs Musa ibn Muhammad ibn Mas'ud al-Balt, amir of the nomads who gave bay'a to the Hafsid Abu Ishaq against his brother al-Mustansir, their rule enduring through the Abd al-Wadid and Marinid fitnas to Ibn Khaldun's day.
At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Maghreb
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Overview
Banu Muzni, emirs of Biskra and the lands of al-Zab. 1
Lineage
They are of Banu Jarra ibn Alwan of al-Athbaj, according to what Ibn Khaldun received from the genealogists of the Hilali tribes. 1
In al-Zab
They settled the villages of al-Zab, among those who were there before them from the Zanata and the forerunners of the conquest, and shared with its people both the sweet and the bitter. Their elders took their places among those who held the consultative council that governed the land. 1
Among their emirs was Musa ibn Muhammad ibn Mas'ud al-Balat, emir of the Bedouins, who pledged allegiance to Abu Ishaq the Hafsid when he rose against his brother al-Mustansir. Their affairs continued through the strife of the Banu Abd al-Wad and the Banu Marin until the time of Ibn Khaldun. 1
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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