Banu Salih ibn Mansur, kings of Nekour
بنو صالح بن منصور ملوك نكور
c. 750 CE · c. 132 AH – 929 CE · 317 AH
The amirate of Banu Salih ibn Mansur at Nekour and the Ghumara–Habat lands; from the line of Salih ibn Mansur al-Himyari under whom Ghumara embraced Islam in the Umayyad state — a Maliki imam of upright rule until his death at Tamsasan in 182 AH — held by his heirs Sa'id, Salih and Sa'id ibn Salih through their Berber wars, and restored by the grandson Salih 'al-Yatim', who escaped the Kutama sword and took the bay'a at Marsa Ghassan in 305 under Cordoban da'wa, until Musa ibn Abi al-Afiya stormed it, killed al-Mu'ayyad ibn Sa'id and sacked the city in 317.
At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period · The Early Abbasid Caliphate · Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
The emirate of Banu Salih ibn Mansur in the city of Nekour and the land of Ghumara and al-Habt in the Maghrib, from the line of Salih ibn Mansur al-Himyari. Ibn Khaldun reports that the Islam of Ghumara came about at his hands in the Umayyad state, and that he was an upright Maliki imam until he died at Tamsaman in 182 AH. 1
From Salih to ruin
The emirate passed to his sons Sa'id and Salih, and then to Sa'id ibn Salih, who was known for his wars with the Berbers. 1
Their great-grandson Salih, called "the orphan", escaped the sword of the Kutama, returned, and the people gave him allegiance at the harbour of Ghassaman in 305 AH, in the call of the Umayyad al-Nasir. 1
Musa ibn Abi al-Afiya marched on Nekour, killed al-Mu'ayyad ibn Sa'id, plundered the city and ruined it in 317 AH. Then their affair perished in the strife of the Maghrib. 1
Dates
The start of the emirate is approximate, around 132 AH (750 CE), and its conversion to the Gregorian calendar is derived. Its end was in 317 AH (929 CE). 1
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Banu Salih ibn Mansur, kings of Nekour”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/polity/banu-salih-nekour/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.