Maghrawa
مغراوة
Maghrawa of the Zanata, among the greatest tribes of the first tier in the Maghreb; their chiefs were the house of Khazir — Muhammad ibn Khazir, al-Nasir's propagandist, his brother Ma'bad and son al-Khayr, Umayyad clients until Buluggin ibn Ziri destroyed al-Khayr in 361 and crushed Zanata — then their kingship gathered to the house of Ziri ibn Atiyya, who founded the state of Fez in obedience to al-Mansur Ibn Abi Amir until the Almoravid state ended them.
At a glance
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation · The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Maghrawa are of the Zanata, among the greatest tribes of the first rank in the Maghrib, according to Ibn Khaldun. 1 See the Zanata.
The family of Khazar
Their head was the family of Khazar: Muhammad ibn Khazar, the propagandist of al-Nasir, his brother Ma'bad, and his son al-Khayr. They were the clients of the Umayyad state in the Maghrib, until Buluggin ibn Ziri finished off al-Khayr in the year 361 AH and subdued the Zanata. 1
Afterwards
Their king allied himself with the family of Ziri ibn Atiyya, and he established the state of Fez under obedience to al-Mansur ibn Abi Amir, until the Almoravid state brought it to an end. 2
Connections
People and things also explored
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun, p.1813
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun, p.1816
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islam.museum contributors. “Maghrawa”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/maghrawa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.