al-Mansur ibn an-Nasir

Al-Mansûr ibn an-Nasir († 1104 ) was the sixth ruler of the Hammadids in Algeria (1088-1104).

Under al-Mansûr, the son of an-Nasir ibn Alumnas (1062-1088), the decline of the Hammadid Empire began. Even if he succeeded in conquering Algiers from the Almoravids with the help of the Bedouin troops (1102), he was not able to keep the restless Bedouin tribes permanently under control. It was no longer possible to secure the roads and trade routes permanently, which led to considerable impairment of trade and agriculture. Part of the harvest had to be given to the Bedouins.

Due to the insecurity in the interior of the country, maritime trade gained further importance for the empire, which is why Bejaia (Bidschaya / Bougie on the Mediterranean ) was able to establish itself as the most important economic center in the empire at the expense of the old residence al-Qa'la. The population of al-Qala also increasingly moved to Bidschaya / Bougie. Contemporaries particularly emphasize the luxury of the Hammadids and the highly developed intellectual life in Bidschaya.

Under his son al-`Aziz ibn al-Mansûr (1104-1121) the residence of the empire was finally relocated to Bijaya and al-Qala was abandoned. With Yahya ibn al-`Azîz (1121–1152) the last Hammadide ascended the throne of the empire. In 1152 the Hammadid Empire was conquered by the Almohads .

literature

• Ulrich Haarmann : History of the Arab World. Edited by Heinz Halm . 4th revised and expanded edition. CH Beck, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-406-47486-1 ( Beck's historical library ).
• 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 .