ابن مردنيش صاحب شرق الأندلس
ابن مردنيش صاحب شرق الأندلس
Ibn Mardanish (Muhammad ibn Sa'd), king of eastern al-Andalus in the Almoravid collapse — he fought Abd al-Mu'min's Almohads with Christian aid until Abd al-Mu'min crushed him and his captain Ibn Hamushk at the Field of Granada and took the city from him in 557 1.
At a glance
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Muhammad ibn Sa'd ibn Mardanish, ruler of eastern al-Andalus in the time of the weakness of the Almoravids and the rise of the Almohads. 2
The struggle with the Almohads
He fought Abd al-Mu'min ibn Ali and sought the help of the Christians against the Almohads. Abd al-Mu'min and his commander Ibn Hamshak defeated him in the plain of Granada in a defeat in which many were killed, and in 557 AH Abd al-Mu'min took Granada out of his hands. 2
Connections
- Participated in
- سقوط المرية بيد النصارى سنة ٥٤٢
People and things also explored
الرشاطي المري· ابن حبيش الحافظ· سقوط المرية بيد النصارى سنة ٥٤٢
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari, p. 479
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari, p.479
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islam.museum contributors. “ابن مردنيش صاحب شرق الأندلس”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-mardanish/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.