Banu Khazrun, kings of Sijilmasa
بنو خزرون ملوك سجلماسة
977 CE · 366 AH – c. 1083 CE · c. 476 AH
The emirate of Banu Khazrun ibn Fulful of Maghrawa at Sijilmasa; Khazrun marched on it in 366, routed and killed its Midrarid amir al-Mu'tazz, erased the Kharijite Midrarid state for ever and raised the khutba for the caliph Hisham al-Mu'ayyad — the first Marwanid da'wa over Sijilmasa. His son Wanudin held it from 390 under Wadih's covenant of yearly tribute in coin, horses and shields, and after the Cordoban caliphate's thread snapped he ruled Sijilmasa and Dra'a independently, until the Almoravids swept the Maghreb and the Banu Khazrun perished at Sijilmasa and Tripoli.
At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
The emirate of the Banu Khazrun ibn Falful, of the Maghrawa, in Sijilmasa. Khazrun marched on it in 366 AH, and it ended with the Almoravid conquests, around 476 AH, roughly. 1
Founding the emirate
Khazrun defeated the emir of the Banu Midrar, al-Mu'tazz bi-Allah, and killed him, and erased the state of the Banu Midrar and the Kharijites from Sijilmasa. He established the call for al-Mu'ayyad Hisham, the first call made for the Marwanids over Sijilmasa. 1
His son Wanudin
His son Wanudin ruled it after him in 390 AH, by a clear contract with the Slav Wadih, on a fixed sum and a number of horses and shields that they carried each year to Fez. He became autocratic over the affairs of Sijilmasa and Draa after the caliphal line had scattered. 1
The end
When the Almoravids took the lands of the Maghrib, the Banu Khazr were destroyed in Sijilmasa and Tripoli. 1
Not covered here
The date of the end is approximate, and the conversion to the Gregorian calendar is derived.
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun, p.1821-1822
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