Banu Ifran
Banu Ifran was a Berber tribe in western Algeria and Morocco .
The Banu Ifran, a tribe of the Zanata in western Algeria, traced their ancestry back to al-Kahina . In the 8th century they took over the Islam of the Kharijites and formed a " caliphate " under Abu Qurra around Agadir (near Tlemcen ) between 765 and 786 . First there were fights with the Abbasid governors of Ifrīqiya , which culminated in a Kharijite attack on Kairuan (772). The Kharijites under Abu Qurra and Ibn Rustam were severely beaten.
While Ibn Rustam founded the Imamate of Tahert ( Rustamiden ), Agadir came under the rule of the Magrawa in 786 . With the conquest by Idris I , Agadir completely lost its importance. Although the Banu Ifran were able to maintain their position in western Algeria, they were severely defeated by the Fatimids in 958 when they formed an alliance with the Caliphate of Cordoba . Despite continuing resistance to the Fatimids and their allies, the Banu Ifran were forced to enter Morocco. In the 10th century they settled in the region around Kasba Tadla , their capital was Salé on the Atlantic coast. In 994 they were subject to the Magrawa. Large parts of the tribe moved to Andalusia or were dispersed by the Almoravids in the 11th century .
literature
- Stephan Ronart, Nandy Ronart: Lexicon of the Arab World. A historical-political reference work. Artemis Verlag, Zurich et al. 1972, ISBN 3-7608-0138-2 .