Sakkut al-Barghawati
سكوت البرغواطي الحاجب
1083 CE · 476 AH
Sakkut the Barghawati hajib; a slave of the shaykh Haddad of the Hammudid mawali, bought from Barghawata captives in their jihad days, who passed to Ali ibn Hammud where talent carried him until he seized their office and sat on their throne at Tangier and Ceuta with all Ghumara obeying him — into the Almoravid era, when Salih ibn Imran's host shattered him before Tangier in 471, his son Diya' al-Din falling back on Ceuta which al-Mu'izz ibn Yusuf stormed in 476; Sakkut, ill-answering the demand for treasure, was killed on the spot, and among his hoard they found the seal-ring of Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud — so ended the Hammudid state.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler · Commander
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Sakkut al-Barghawati, the chamberlain (hajib). He had been a slave of Shaykh Haddad, a client of the Banu Hammud, whom Haddad bought from the captives of the Barghawata. He then passed to Ali ibn Hammud, until Ali became independent in their affairs. He made Tangier and Ceuta the seat of his rule, and the Ghumara tribes obeyed him 1.
The end of his rule
His time extended into the period of the Almoravids. Yusuf ibn Tashfin sent troops under the command of Salih ibn Imran, and they met near Tangier in the year 471 AH, and Sakkut's forces were routed. Later al-Mu'izz ibn Yusuf stormed Ceuta in the year 476 AH, and Sakkut was killed. According to Ibn Khaldun, this ended the state of the Banu Hammud 1.
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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