Zīrī ibn Manād
Zīrī ibn Manād al-Himyarī as-Sanhādschī ( Arabic زيري بن مناد الحميري الصنهاجي, DMG Zīrī b. Manād al-Ḥimyarī aṣ-Ṣanhāǧī ; † 971 ) was the founder of the Zirid dynasty in the Maghreb .
Life
Ziri ibn Manad was the leader of the Berber Zirids and initially fought for leadership among the Sanhajah in the central Maghreb / Algeria . As a loyal ally of the Fatimids , he also put down the uprising of Abu Yazid (943–947). For this purpose, Ziri ibn Manad was appointed governor of the western provinces, with his territory roughly encompassing present-day Algeria north of the Sahara .
Ziri ibn Manad had the Aschir residence built south of Algiers from 935 onwards, supported by the Fatimids with craftsmen and architects . His son Buluggin ibn Ziri reestablished the cities of Algiers, Miliana and Medea (Lamdiya) or initiated the reconstruction of the destroyed settlements.
Ziri ibn Manad was killed in 971 fighting against the renegade Berber tribes in Morocco . He was succeeded as governor by his son Buluqqin ibn Ziri, who also became viceroy of Ifrīqiya in 972 (972–984) when the Fatimids moved their headquarters to Egypt .
literature
- Ulrich Haarmann: History of the Arab World. CH Beck, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-406-38113-8
- Stephan and Nandy Ronart: Lexicon of the Arab World. Artemis, 1972 ISBN 3-7608-0138-2
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| SURNAME | Zīrī ibn Manād |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zīrī ibn Manād al-Himyarī as-Sanhādschī (full name); زيري بن مناد الحميري الصنهاجي (Arabic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Founder of the Zirid dynasty in the Maghreb |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century or 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 971 |