Zirid dynasty
دولة آل زيري بن مناد
969 CE · 358 AH – 1160 CE · 555 AH
The house of Ziri ibn Manad al-Sanhaji, Fatimid governors of Ifriqiya; al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah chose Buluggin ibn Ziri for the affairs of Ifriqiya and the Maghreb (save Sicily) when he departed east in 358 AH, styling him Abu al-Futuh Sayf al-Dawla — his heirs al-Mansur then Badis held the kingship until his brother Hammad broke away in the Middle Maghreb, and after Banu Hilal and Sulaym's Arab migration overwhelmed them they retired to Mahdiyya, where they lasted until Abd al-Mu'min the Almohad ended them in 555.
At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Maghreb
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In time
Overview
The Zirid state of the Banu Ziri ibn Manad al-Sanhaji, governors of the Fatimids in Ifriqiya. It began in 358 AH (969 CE), when al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah chose Buluggin ibn Ziri, and it ended in 555 AH (1160 CE) at the hands of Abd al-Mu'min the Almohad. 1
The beginning
When al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah moved east in 358 AH, he chose Buluggin ibn Ziri for the affairs of Ifriqiya and the Maghrib, except Sicily. He gave him the kunya Abu al-Futuh and the title Sayf al-Dawla. 1
Rule and the split of Hammad
Rule passed to his son al-Mansur, and then to Badis. Then his brother Hammad split away from them in the central Maghrib. 1
The move to al-Mahdiyya
Ibn Khaldun says that the Hilali Arabs overran their state after the Banu Sulaym migrated to Ifriqiya. They moved to al-Mahdiyya and remained there until Abd al-Mu'min the Almohad destroyed them in 555 AH. 1
The data say that Abd al-Mu'min's arrival was in 554-555 AH, and that the conversion to the Gregorian calendar is derived. 2
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun, p.1631-1639
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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islam.museum contributors. “Zirid dynasty”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/polity/zirid-dynasty/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.